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Committee approves making home- and telephone-solicitation violations unlawful trade practices
Summary
House Bill 3,605 was amended and sent to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after the committee adopted a dash-1 amendment that makes violations of home or telephone solicitation provisions unlawful trade practices under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
House Bill 3,605 returned to the House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee March 25 for a work session. Committee staff said the bill would classify violations of home solicitation and telephone solicitation sales provisions as unlawful trade practices under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act and reported no fiscal or revenue impact.
The committee adopted a dash-1 amendment by unanimous consent. Vice Chair Tietje moved the bill as amended to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation; the motion passed on a roll-call vote. Committee minutes show Representative Bates excused during the vote. Representative Rob Toatsen was named as the floor carrier for the measure.
Committee discussion on the item was limited to the staff summary and the motions recorded; no public testimony was taken during the work session recorded in the transcript.
