Advertisements for Legal Services
Summary
Advertisements for Legal Services; Specifies prohibited practices relating to advertisements for legal services; requires persons & entities that issue advertisements for legal services to solicit clients to include specified information & statements in such advertisements; prohibits use, obtaining, sale, transfer, or disclosure of consumer's protected health information for specified purpose without written authorization; provides violations are deemed deceptive & unfair trade practices.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Signed Jun 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
25–11
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Apr 28, 2023
D
Democratic11
63% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Jun 23, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 11
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 79, NAYS 37
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Andrade
RRepublican
Co
FB
Fabián Basabe
RRepublican
Co
Jim Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Rick Roth
RRepublican
Co
Tom Leek
RRepublican
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