Rules Restricting Advertising Or Competitive Bidding

Sec. 1955.002. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a certified or accredited person except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) The executive commissioner may not include in the rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices a rule that: (1) restricts the use of any advertising medium; (2) restricts the use of a certified or accredited person's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the certified or accredited person; or (4) restricts the certified or accredited person's advertisement under a trade name. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.284, eff. April 2, 2015. SUBCHAPTER B. CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION