Sec. 455.056. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person licensed under this chapter except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b) In rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the executive commissioner may not include a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the use of a licensed person's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the licensed person; or
(4) restricts the licensed person's advertisement under a trade name.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.219(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.298(2), eff. September 1, 2017.
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SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER
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