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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report on state actions to prevent chemical |
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dependency facilities from engaging in certain prohibited |
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solicitation practices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 164, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 164.015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 164.015. ANNUAL REPORT ON STATE ACTIONS TO PREVENT |
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CERTAIN PROHIBITED SOLICITATION PRACTICES. (a) Not later than |
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November 1 of each year, the office of the attorney general, in |
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conjunction with the commission, shall prepare a written report on |
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actions brought on behalf of this state during the preceding state |
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fiscal year, including actions to assess a civil or an |
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administrative penalty or to impose an injunction, against a |
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chemical dependency facility for a violation of: |
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(1) this chapter related to prohibited solicitation |
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practices; or |
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(2) Chapter 102, Occupations Code, related to |
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prohibited solicitation practices. |
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(b) The office of the attorney general shall: |
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(1) submit the report prepared under Subsection (a) to |
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the executive commissioner and the members of each standing |
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committee of the legislature with jurisdiction over public health; |
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and |
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(2) post the report on the attorney general's Internet |
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website. |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 164.015, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act, the office of the attorney |
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general is not required to submit the first report under that |
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section until November 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |