87R7139 MWC-F
 
  By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 3295
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the prosecution of certain actions by district and
  county attorneys under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer
  Protection Act.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 17.48(c) and (d), Business & Commerce
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  In an action prosecuted by a district or county attorney
  under this subchapter for a violation of Section 17.46(b)(28) or
  (33), three-fourths of any civil penalty awarded by a court must be
  paid to the county where the court is located.
         (d)  A district or county attorney is not required to obtain
  the permission of the consumer protection division to prosecute an
  action under this subchapter for a violation of Section
  17.46(b)(28) or (33), if the district or county attorney provides
  prior written notice to the division as required by Subsection (b).
         SECTION 2.  Sections 17.48(c) and (d), Business & Commerce
  Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an action that accrues
  on or after the effective date of this Act.  An action that accrued
  before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
  effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the
  former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.