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Committee substitute would update soliciting statutes to include digital communications, sponsor says
Summary
House Bill 2733, as sponsored in committee by Senator Parker, would modernize the definition of illegal solicitation (barratry) to cover social media and artificial intelligence; no public testimony was recorded.
Senator Parker presented House Bill 2733 and a committee substitute to the Committee on Jurisprudence, saying the measure "modernizes and expands the definition of baritry [barratry] and the legal solicitation of professional services to incorporate digital communication tools and artificial intelligence." The sponsor said the change would align the Texas Penal Code with State Bar guidance on digital solicitation and add false or deceptive electronic communications to prevent third-party recruiters from misrepresenting themselves to potential clients.
The committee opened public testimony and no one registered to speak for or against the bill, and the chair closed public testimony and left the bill pending. The transcript shows the sponsor framed the bill as a targeted modernization of existing solicitation prohibitions rather than a broader change to attorney regulation.
No vote was recorded in the transcript.
