The bill prohibits a person from reserving or obtaining and selling, intending to sell, bundling in a sale, or selling without obtaining a government service or appointment publicly available without charge. The prohibition does not apply when the person has consent from the government entity or when the person is selling or offering to sell only information. A violation of the prohibition is a class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes a violation a deceptive trade practice, which allows the attorney general and district attorneys to seek civil penalties for a violation.

Year

2016

Current status

  • Governor Signed (06/08/2016)

Sponsors

D. Pabon / J. Melton / P. Steadman

Bill number

HB16-1335

Position

Support