88R23942 SHH-F
 
  By: Moody H.B. No. 4507
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4507:
 
  By:  Hinojosa C.S.H.B. No. 4507
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the jurisdiction of county attorneys to prosecute the
  deceptive trade practice of price gouging during a declared
  disaster.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 17.4625, Business & Commerce Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  A county attorney has concurrent jurisdiction with the
  attorney general to prosecute an action under Section 17.46(b)(27).
         SECTION 2.  Section 17.48(d), Business & Commerce Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  A district or county attorney is not required to obtain
  the permission of the consumer protection division to prosecute an
  action under this subchapter for a violation of Section
  17.46(b)(28), if the district or county attorney provides prior
  written notice to the division as required by Subsection (b). A
  county attorney is not required to obtain the permission of the
  consumer protection division to prosecute an action under this
  subchapter for a violation of Section 17.46(b)(27), if the county
  attorney provides prior written notice to the division as required
  by Subsection (b).
         SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of
  this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date
  of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before
  the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
  for that purpose.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.