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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the jurisdiction of county attorneys to file price |
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gouging lawsuits in a declared emergency. |
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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 Section 17.46a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17.46a. COUNTY ATTORNEY AUTHORITY TO FILE ACTION |
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REGARDING PRICE GOUGING IN A DECLARED EMERGENCY. A county attorney |
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has concurrent jurisdiction with the attorney general to pursue an |
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action under Sec. 17.46(b)(27). |
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SECTION 2. Section 17.46a, Business & Commerce Code, as |
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added by this Act, does not apply to a cause of action that accrued |
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before the effective date of this Act. A cause of action that |
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accrued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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applicable to the cause of action immediately before that date, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |