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- Jurisdiction
- Texas (Governor and Attorney General); State level · Texas
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 17.46(b)(27); Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418
- Issued
- 2020-03-06 Mar. 6, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-06 (the disaster declaration of Mar. 13, 2020 triggered § 17.46(b)(27) statewide) (read as 2020-03-06)
- End
- The Texas disaster declaration was renewed monthly through and beyond Sept. 30, 2021, keeping § 17.46(b)(27) operative (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 6, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Supply chainOther
- Addressees
- sellers of medical supplies and health and wellness supplies in Texas
- Functions reached
- SF retail pricing of medical supplies and PPE
- SC
- Collection
- State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD
Operative words
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. 'Price-gouging is un-Texan and will not be tolerated in our state,' read the joint statement. 'The 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.'
Enforcement
Tex. Bus. & 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)
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.
Retrieval noteContext instrument for the Texas price rule; the operative order is the disaster declaration.