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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the labeling, advertising, and sale of products as |
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"zero emissions". |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter E-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E-1. LABELING, ADVERTISING, AND SALE OF "ZERO |
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EMISSIONS" PRODUCTS |
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Sec. 17.71. "ZERO EMISSIONS" LABELING STANDARD. (a) In |
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this section, "greenhouse gas emissions" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 382.05102, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) A product that is sold in this state may not use "zero |
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emissions" or equivalent phrasing if: |
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(1) the product produces greenhouse gas emissions when |
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used; |
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(2) greenhouse gas emissions were produced in the |
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manufacturing of the product; or |
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(3) greenhouse gas emissions are produced to provide |
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electricity to charge the product's rechargeable battery. |
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Sec. 17.72. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of |
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Section 17.71 is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E and |
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is actionable under that subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |