SB 1246 (2023) -  Truth in Legal Advertising

General Bill by Yarborough
Truth in Legal Advertising: Specifying prohibited practices relating to advertisements for legal services; requiring persons and entities that issue advertisements to solicit certain clients to include specified information and statements in such advertisements; providing that the person or entity that issues an advertisement is solely responsible for ensuring its compliance with specified provisions; prohibiting the use, obtaining, sale, transfer, or disclosure of a consumer’s protected health information for a specified purpose without written authorization, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 04/28/23 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2023-289) -SJ 622 on Friday, April 28, 2023 3:22 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/29/23 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 04/04/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/19/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 13   Nays 5

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1205 Subject: Advertisements for Legal Services Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • A 830222 , Rules, Rouson Date Filed: 04/18/23, Line#: 66 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/20/2023 04:29 PM
    • A 769122 , Rules, Rouson Date Filed: 04/18/23, Line#: 95 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/20/2023 04:29 PM
    • A 518122 , Rules, Rouson Date Filed: 04/18/23, Line#: 133 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/20/2023 04:29 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/20/2023 5:22:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/18/2023 8:41:18 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 4/4/2023 3:04:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 4/3/2023 9:02:00 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/29/2023 6:32:48 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/28/2023 11:37:49 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2023-289) -SJ 622 Time: 04/28/2023 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 1205 -SJ 622 Time: 04/28/2023 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 622 Time: 04/28/2023 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23 Time: 04/25/2023 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/20/2023 - 5:38 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 5 Time: 04/19/2023 - 5:04 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2023 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/05/2023 - 8:32 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 04/04/2023 - 11:14 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/30/2023 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Now in Commerce and Tourism Time: 03/30/2023 - 8:42 AM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Time: 03/29/2023 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/24/2023 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules Time: 03/06/2023 - 12:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/28/2023 - 8:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
501.139 CS/HB 1205