SB2346 amends Texas law to allow county attorneys to prosecute price gouging during disasters.

SB2346 amends the Texas Business & Commerce Code to grant county attorneys concurrent jurisdiction with the attorney general to prosecute deceptive trade practices, specifically price gouging, during declared disasters. It also removes the requirement for county attorneys to obtain permission from the consumer protection division to prosecute such violations, provided they give prior written notice. These changes apply only to causes of action that accrue after the effective date of the Act.

SB2346 amends Texas law to allow county attorneys to prosecute price gouging during disasters.

SB2346 amends the Texas Business & Commerce Code to grant county attorneys concurrent jurisdiction with the attorney general to prosecute deceptive trade practices, specifically price gouging, during declared disasters. It also removes the requirement for county attorneys to obtain permission from the consumer protection division to prosecute such violations, provided they give prior written notice. These changes apply only to causes of action that accrue after the effective date of the Act.