By: King, Hughes S.B. No. 2509
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to enforcement of the regulation of social media
platforms.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 120, Business & Commerce
Code, is amended by adding Sections 120.152 and 120.153 to read as
follows:
Sec. 120.152. ATTORNEY GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY. If
the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has engaged
in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in a violation of this
chapter, the attorney general may issue a civil investigative
demand. The procedures established for the issuance of a civil
investigative demand under Section 15.10 apply to the same extent
and manner to the issuance of a civil investigative demand under
this section. The attorney general may seek an order from the
district court compelling compliance with a civil investigative
demand issued under this section.
Sec. 120.153. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of
this chapter is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice
under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable under that
subchapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.