{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas (Governor and Attorney General); State level","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton","authority":"Tex. Bus. \u0026 Com. Code § 17.46(b)(27); Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418","instrument":"Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in Texas","title":"Warning that price gouging of medical supplies will be prosecuted; the Governor \u0027has the power to declare Chapter 418,\u0027 which \u0027will give the Texas Attorney General broader powers to prosecute these cases\u0027","dateIssued":"2020-03-06","effective":"2020-03-06 (the disaster declaration of Mar. 13, 2020 triggered § 17.46(b)(27) statewide)","end":"The Texas disaster declaration was renewed monthly through and beyond Sept. 30, 2021, keeping § 17.46(b)(27) operative","startDate":"2020-03-06","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SUPPLY","OTHER"],"addressees":["sellers of medical supplies and health and wellness supplies in Texas"],"clause":"Should there be extensive reports of price-gouging, Governor Abbott has the power to declare Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code, which will give the Texas Attorney General broader powers to prosecute these cases. \u0027Price-gouging is un-Texan and will not be tolerated in our state,\u0027 read the joint statement. \u0027The state of Texas will work to ensure that anyone who engages in this act is held to account. As we work to address the coronavirus, it is essential that the public has access to health and wellness supplies that can help mitigate any potential spread.\u0027","enforcement":"Tex. Bus. \u0026 Com. Code §§ 17.46(b)(27), 17.47 (Attorney General civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation, $250,000 where the victim is elderly)","functions":["SF retail pricing of medical supplies and PPE","SC"],"notes":"Predicate statement; the operative statute became effective statewide upon the Mar. 13, 2020 disaster declaration (Ex. TX-001) and remained so through Q3 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-attorney-general-paxton-issue-joint-statement-on-reports-of-price-gouging-of-medical-supplies-in-texas","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":236852,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in Texas (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043)","stateName":"Texas","related":["TX-001"]}