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TX HB1474

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/26/2024

Primary Sponsor

Suleman Lalani

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits selling, offering to sell, or giving away over-the-counter weight loss drugs and dietary supplements (including products containing creatine, green tea extract, raspberry ketone, garcinia cambogia, steroids, or green coffee bean extract) to individuals under 18 years of age

  • Requires retailers to keep covered products inaccessible to customers by placing them behind counters or in locked cases, and to verify age through ID when a buyer's age cannot be reasonably determined

  • Imposes specific requirements for online and remote sales, including mandatory age verification using government databases, signature upon delivery, and collection of buyer's full name, birth date, and address

  • Establishes civil penalties of up to $500 per violation, enforceable by the attorney general, who may also seek injunctions and recover attorney's fees

  • Provides an affirmative defense for sellers if a minor presented an apparently valid government-issued ID that passed age verification; compliance required beginning December 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the prohibited retail sale and provision to minors of certain over-the-counter weight loss drugs and dietary supplements; providing a civil penalty.

Health

Last Action

Referred to Public Health

3/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health3/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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