89R11205 PRL-D By: Shaheen H.B. No. 4297 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting the advertisement of illegal goods or services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 16, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Chapter 722 to read as follows: CHAPTER 722. PROHIBITED ADVERTISING Sec. 722.001. PROHIBITED ADVERTISING OF ILLEGAL GOODS OR SERVICES. A person may not advertise the sale or provision of goods or services if: (1) the sale or provision of the goods or services by the person or another person is prohibited by a law of this state; or (2) the goods or services advertised are generally prohibited by a law of this state. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.