Bill Text: TX HB4624 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to civil liability of fiduciary or affiliate for failure to disclose benefits in relation to the affairs of the beneficiary
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Referred to Business & Industry [HB4624 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4624-Introduced.html
By: Muñoz, Jr. | H.B. No. 4624 |
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Relating to civil liability of fiduciary or affiliate for failure | ||
to disclose benefits in relation to the affairs of the beneficiary | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 17.45, Texas Business & Commerce Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 17.45 (17) to read as follows: | ||
(17) "Affiliate" shall have the same meaning as | ||
"Affiliate" under Section 1.002(1) of the Texas Business | ||
Organizations Code. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 17.46(b), Texas Business & Commerce | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 17.46 (b)(34) to read as follows: | ||
(34) failing by a fiduciary, or his affiliate, to | ||
disclose to or obtain the consent of the beneficiary to the | ||
fiduciary's or affiliate's solicitation, offer of acceptance, or | ||
acceptance of any fee, benefit, or other item of value from another | ||
person providing or proposing to provide goods or services to the | ||
beneficiary on agreement or understanding that the fee, benefit, or | ||
other item of value will influence the conduct of the fiduciary or | ||
his affiliate in relation to the affairs of his or her beneficiary; | ||
provided that this subdivision may not be construed to prohibit a | ||
fiduciary or affiliate from recommending a particular good or | ||
service to his or her beneficiary or from conferring or accepting | ||
non-monetary benefits which are conferred or received by the | ||
fiduciary or affiliate in connection with industry trade fairs or | ||
educational programs. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2019. |