Bill Text: TX HB949 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to consumer goods and services covered under the Texas Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-24 - Referred to Business & Industry [HB949 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB949-Introduced.html
82R5671 CLG-D | ||
By: Lozano | H.B. No. 949 |
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relating to consumer goods and services covered under the Texas | ||
Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 304.002(3), Business & Commerce Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(3) "Consumer good or service" means property of any | ||
kind or a contractual service that is normally used for personal, | ||
family, or household purposes. The term: | ||
(A) does not include a security, as defined by | ||
Section 4, The Securities Act (Article 581-4, Vernon's Texas Civil | ||
Statutes); and | ||
(B) includes the extension of a warranty for a | ||
motor vehicle. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to a call made on or after the effective date of this Act. A call | ||
made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in | ||
effect when the call was made, and the former law is continued in | ||
effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |