The bill prohibits a person from advertising a price for a product, good, or service that does not include all mandatory or nondiscretionary fees or charges. A violation of this prohibition is a deceptive trade practice enforceable by the attorney general or a district attorney.
The bill exempts:
Advertisements for which a person is required to provide disclosures in compliance with certain federal or state laws or regulations or rules promulgated pursuant to those federal or state laws;
Advertisements made in connection with the provision of workers' compensation insurance;
Advertisements made by a licensed real estate broker;
Air carriers; and
Certain professions regulated by the motor vehicle dealer board.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)