Bill Status of HB 2463   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  DECEPTIVE PRACTICE-PREG CENTER

House Sponsors
Rep. Terra Costa Howard-Dagmara Avelar-Kelly M. Cassidy-Lakesia Collins-Gregg Johnson, Ann M. Williams, Anna Moeller, Margaret Croke, Maura Hirschauer, Joyce Mason, Janet Yang Rohr, Anne Stava-Murray, Barbara Hernandez, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Will Guzzardi and Lilian Jiménez

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act. Prohibits a limited services pregnancy center from using or employing any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation, or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact, with the intent that others rely upon the concealment, suppression or omission of such material fact: to interfere with an individual seeking to gain entry or access to a provider of abortion or emergency contraception; to induce an individual to enter or access the limited services pregnancy center; in advertising, soliciting, or otherwise offering pregnancy-related services; or in conducting, providing, or performing pregnancy-related services. Allows the Attorney General to enforce the Act when: it appears to the Attorney General that a limited services pregnancy center has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any practice declared to be unlawful by the Act; the Attorney General receives a written complaint of the commission of a practice declared to be unlawful under the Act; or the Attorney General believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a limited services pregnancy center has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any practice declared to be unlawful by the Act. Establishes the remedies available under the Act for violation of the Act, including preliminary or permanent injunction and a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000. Allows any party aggrieved by a violation of the Act to bring an action against any limited services pregnancy center that has committed such a violation, in which the court may award actual damages and any other relief the court deems proper. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  2/15/2023HouseFirst Reading
  2/15/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  2/21/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  2/23/2023HouseAssigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
  2/27/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  3/7/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/10/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/23/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  3/29/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

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