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	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	55	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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33		-	SENATE BILL NO. 729 By: Frix of the Senate
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37		-	Duel of the House
	57	+	SENATE BILL 729 By: Frix
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	63	+	AS INTRODUCED
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43	65		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Consumer Protection
44	66		Act; amending 15 O.S. 2021, Section 753, as amended
45	67		by Section 1, Chapter 368, O.S.L. 2 023 (15 O.S. Supp.
46	68		2024, Section 753), which relates to unlawful
47	69		practices; adding actions prohibited as unlawful
48	70		practices; defining term; and providing an effective
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55	77		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	78		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 15 O.S. 2021, Section 753, as
57	79		amended by Section 1, Chapter 368, O.S.L. 2023 (15 O.S. Supp. 2024,
58	80		Section 753), is amended to read as follows:
59	81		Section 753. A person engages in a practice which is declared
60	82		to be unlawful under the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act when, in
61	83		the course of the person ’s business, the person:
62	84		1. Represents, knowingly or with reason to know, that the
63	85		subject of a consumer transaction is of a particular make or brand,
64	86		when it is of another;
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92	138		2. Makes a false or misleading representation, knowingly or
93	139		with reason to know, as t o the source, sponsorship, approval, or
94	140		certification of the subject of a consumer transaction;
95	141		3. Makes a false or misleading representation, knowingly or
96	142		with reason to know, as to affiliation, connection, association
97	143		with, or certification by another;
98	144		4. Makes a false or misleading representation or designation,
99	145		knowingly or with reason to know, of the geographic origin of the
100	146		subject of a consumer transaction;
101	147		5. Makes a false representation, knowingly or with reason to
102	148		know, as to the characteristic s, ingredients, uses, benefits,
103	149		alterations, or quantities of the subject of a consumer transaction
104	150		or a false representation as to the sponsorship, approval, status,
105	151		affiliation or connection of a person therewith;
106	152		6. Knowingly or with reason to know, makes a false or
107	153		misleading representation or gives the false or misleading
108	154		impression of being affiliated with a state agency or an affiliate
109	155		of a state agency through advertiseme nt or publication;
110	156		7. Represents, knowingly or with reason to know, that the
111	157		subject of a consumer transaction is original or new if the person
112	158		knows that it is reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or secondhand;
113	159		8. Represents, knowingly or with reason to kno w, that the
114	160		subject of a consumer transaction is of a particular standard, style
115	161		or model, if it is of another;
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143	213		9. Advertises, knowingly or with reason to know, the subject of
144	214		a consumer transaction with intent not to sell it as advertised;
145	215		10. Advertises, knowingly or with reason to know, the subject
146	216		of a consumer transaction wit h intent not to supply reasonably
147	217		expected public demand, unless the advertisement discloses a
148	218		limitation of quantity;
149	219		11. Advertises under the guise of obtaining sales personne l
150	220		when in fact the purpose is to sell the subject of a consumer
151	221		transaction to the sales personnel applicants;
152	222		12. Makes false or misleading statements of fact, knowingly or
153	223		with reason to know, concerning the price of the subject of a
154	224		consumer transaction or the reason for, existence of, or amounts of
155	225		price reduction;
156	226		13. Employs “bait and switch” advertising, which consists of an
157	227		offer to sell the subject of a consumer transaction which the seller
158	228		does not intend to sell, which advertising is accompanie d by one or
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160	230		a. refusal to show the subject of a consumer transaction
161	231		advertised,
162	232		b. disparagement of the advertised subject of a consumer
163	233		transaction or the terms of sale,
164	234		c. requiring undisclosed tie -in sales or other
165	235		undisclosed conditions to be met prior to selling the
166	236		advertised subject of a cons umer transaction,
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194	288		d. refusal to take orders for the subject of a consumer
195	289		transaction advertised for delivery within a
196	290		reasonable time,
197	291		e. showing or demonstrating defective subj ect of a
198	292		consumer transaction which the seller knows is
199	293		unusable or impracticable for the purpose set forth in
200	294		the advertisement,
201	295		f. accepting a deposit for the subject of a consumer
202	296		transaction and subsequently charging the buyer for a
203	297		higher priced item, or
204	298		g. willful failure to make deliveries of the subject of a
205	299		consumer transaction within a reasonable time or to
206	300		make a refund therefor upon the request of the
207	301		purchaser;
208	302		14. Conducts a closing out sale without having first obtained a
209	303		license as required in the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act;
210	304		15. Resumes the business for which the closing out sale was
211	305		conducted within thirty -six (36) months from the expiration date of
212	306		the closing out sale license;
213	307		16. Falsely states, knowingly or with reason to know, that
214	308		services, replacements or repairs are needed;
215	309		17. Violates any provision of the Oklahoma Health Spa Act;
216	310		18. Violates any provision of the Home Repair Fraud Act;
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244	362		19. Violates any provision of the Consumer Disclosure of Prizes
245	363		and Gifts Act;
246	364		20. Violates any provision of Section 755.1 of this title or
247	365		Section 1847a of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
248	366		21. Commits an unfair or deceptive trade practice as defined in
249	367		Section 752 of this title;
250	368		22. Violates any provision of Section 169.1 of Title 8 o f the
251	369		Oklahoma Statutes in fraudulently or intentionally failing or
252	370		refusing to honor the contract to provide certain cemetery services
253	371		specified in the contract entered into pursuant to the Perpetual
254	372		Care Fund Act;
255	373		23. Misrepresents a mail solicitation a s an invoice or as a
256	374		billing statement;
257	375		24. Offers to purchase a mineral or royalty interest through an
258	376		offer that resembles an oil and gas lease and that the consumer
259	377		believed was an oil and gas lease;
260	378		25. Refuses to honor gift certificates, warranties, or any
261	379		other merchandise offered by a person in a consumer transaction
262	380		executed prior to the closing of the business of the person without
263	381		providing a purchaser a means of redeeming such merchandise or
264	382		ensuring the warranties offered will be honored by an other person;
265	383		26. Knowingly causes a charge to be made by any billing method
266	384		to a consumer for services which the person knows was not authorized
267	385		in advance by the consumer;
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295	437		27. Knowingly causes a charge to be made by any billing method
296	438		to a consumer for a product or products which the person knows was
297	439		not authorized in advance by the consumer;
298	440		28. Violates Section 752A of this title;
299	441		29. Makes deceptive use of another ’s name in notification or
300	442		solicitation, as defined in Section 752 of this title;
301	443		30. Falsely states or implies that any person, product or
302	444		service is recommended or endorsed by a named third person;
303	445		31. Falsely states that information about the consumer,
304	446		including but not limited to, the name, address or phone number of
305	447		the consumer has been provided by a third person, whether that
306	448		person is named or unnamed;
307	449		32. Acting as a debt collector, contacts a debtor and threatens
308	450		to file a suit against the debtor over a debt barred by the statute
309	451		of limitations which has passed for filing suit f or such debt; or
310	452		33. Acting as a debt collector, contacts a debtor and uses
311	453		obscene or profane language to collect a debt ; or
312	454		34. Owns, operates, maintains, or advertises a massage therapy
313	455		establishment that:
314	456		a. employs massage therapists as defined by S ection
315	457		4200.2 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes who are
316	458		not appropriately licensed or are not in compliance
317	459		with the applicable licensing requirements of the
318	460		Massage Therapy Practice Act,
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346	512		b. employs persons who violate the provisions of Section
347	513		4200.13 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or
348	514		c. is not in compliance with any applicable provisions of
349	515		the Massage Therapy Practice Act or any local
350	516		ordinance or municipal code relating to the licensing
351	517		or regulation of massage therapy establishments.
352	518		For purposes of this paragraph, “massage therapy establishment ”
353	519		means a place of busin ess where a licensed massage therapist
354	520		provides massage therapy services to clients in exchange for
355	521		payment. Massage therapy establishment does not include the home of
356	522		a client.
357	523		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
358		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND INSURANCE~~
359		-	~~March 6,~~ 2025 ~~- DO PASS~~
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