DECEPTIVE PRACTICE-PREG CENTER
Summary
Creates the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act. Prohibits a limited services pregnancy center from using or employing any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation, or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact, with the intent that others rely upon the concealment, suppression or omission of such material fact: to interfere with an individual seeking to gain entry or access to a provider of abortion or emergency contraception; to induce an individual to enter or access the limited services pregnancy center; in advertising, soliciting, or otherwise offering pregnancy-related services; or in conducting, providing, or performing pregnancy-related services. Allows the Attorney General to enforce the Act when: it appears to the Attorney General that a limited services pregnancy center has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any practice declared to be unlawful by the Act; the Attorney General receives a written complaint of the commission of a practice declared to be unlawful under the Act; or the Attorney General believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a limited services pregnancy center has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any practice declared to be unlawful by the Act. Establishes the remedies available under the Act for violation of the Act, including preliminary or permanent injunction and a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000. Allows any party aggrieved by a violation of the Act to bring an action against any limited services pregnancy center that has committed such a violation, in which the court may award actual damages and any other relief the court deems proper. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Signed Jul 27, 2023
Floor votes · House May 10, 2023
How they voted
71–40
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 116
May 10, 2023
D
Democratic76
93% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jul 27, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Motion Filed To Reconsider the Vote on Motion Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 072-040-001
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 005-003-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 036-019-000
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Executive
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
lower
2 primary · 54 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
P
Terra Costa Howard
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Gillespie
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
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