88R21063 SRA-D     By: Ordaz, Button, King of Hemphill, Burrows, H.B. No. 2194       Longoria, et al.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program;   authorizing a civil penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended   by adding Chapter 490D to read as follows:   CHAPTER 490D. "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING PROGRAM   SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS          Sec. 490D.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and   Tourism Office.                (2)  "Program" means the "Made in Texas" labeling   program established under this chapter.   SUBCHAPTER B. "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING PROGRAM          Sec. 490D.051.  ESTABLISHMENT OF "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING   PROGRAM. (a) The office shall establish and administer a "Made in   Texas" labeling program.          (b)  In establishing the program, the office by rule shall:                (1)  establish criteria for determining whether a   person may sell, advertise, or offer for sale in this state a   product that uses "Made in Texas" or equivalent phrasing to   represent that the product was made in whole or in substantial part   in this state; and                (2)  design and administer the use of a logo for   products to be labeled as "Made in Texas" and adopt an application   process for authorizing use of the logo.          (c)  The criteria established under Subsection (b)(1) must   include a requirement that all or virtually all significant parts   and processing of a product originated in this state.          Sec. 490D.052.  EXEMPT PRODUCTS. This chapter does not   apply to or authorize the office to adopt rules governing the   labeling of wine.   SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT          Sec. 490D.101.  VIOLATION. A person violates this chapter   if the person:                (1)  uses, reproduces, or distributes the logo designed   by the office under Section 490D.051(b)(2) without the consent of   the office; or                (2)  violates a rule adopted by the office under   Section 490D.051(b).          Sec. 490D.102.  OPPORTUNITY TO CURE. If the attorney   general has reason to believe a person has violated Section   490D.101, the attorney general shall provide written notice to the   person that:                (1)  describes the person's violation;                (2)  states that the person may be liable for a civil   penalty if the person does not cure the violation before the 30th   day after the date the person receives the notice; and                (3)  includes the maximum potential civil penalty that   may be imposed for the violation.          Sec. 490D.103.  CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A   person who violates Section 490D.101 following a cure period   described by Section 490D.102 is liable to this state for a civil   penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.          (b)  The attorney general may bring an action in the name of   the state to:                (1)  recover a civil penalty under this section; or                (2)  restrain or enjoin the person from violating   Section 490D.101.          (c)  The action may be brought in a district court in:                (1)  Travis County; or                (2)  a county in which any part of the violation or   threatened violation occurs.          (d)  A civil penalty collected under this section shall be   deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue   fund.          Sec. 490D.104.  AMOUNT OF CIVIL PENALTY. (a) Each day that   a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for   purposes of a civil penalty under this subchapter.          (b)  The amount of a civil penalty must be based on:                (1)  the seriousness of the violation, including the   nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;                (2)  the history of previous violations;                (3)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;                (4)  efforts by the person to correct the violation;   and                (5)  any other matter that justice may require.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.