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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to enforcement of the regulation of social media |
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platforms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 120, Business & Commerce |
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Code, is amended by adding Sections 120.152 and 120.153 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 120.152. ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY. If |
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the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has engaged |
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in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in a violation of this |
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chapter, the attorney general may issue a civil investigative |
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demand. The procedures established for the issuance of a civil |
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investigative demand under Section 15.10 apply to the same extent |
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and manner to the issuance of a civil investigative demand under |
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this section. The attorney general may seek an order from the |
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district court compelling compliance with a civil investigative |
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demand issued under this section. |
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Sec. 120.153. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of |
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this chapter is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice |
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under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable under that |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |