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HB 1474TEXASSession 89RState Billdead
Did Not Advance

Texas House Bill 1474 prohibits selling over-the-counter weight loss drugs and dietary supplements to minors

Original title: 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.

Last action · March 11, 2025: Referred to Public HealthSponsor: Suleman Lalani

Companion · SB 566same policy, Senate version
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What This Bill Proposed

Texas House Bill 1474 bans the retail sale or provision of over-the-counter weight loss drugs and certain s to individuals under 18 years of age, starting December 1, 2025. Retailers must keep these products behind the counter or in locked cases, check buyer identification, and implement age verification for online and remote orders.

Why it matters

Retailers and online sellers face civil penalties of up to $500 per violation for selling restricted weight loss supplements or non-prescription weight loss drugs to minors, and must alter how they display and ship these inventory items.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Minors

Individuals under 18 years of age are prohibited from purchasing or receiving over-the-counter weight loss drugs and specified dietary supplements.

Directly affected

Retailers

Pharmacies, grocery stores, and other merchants must relocate products behind counters or into locked cases, check identification, and alter remote shipping and verification protocols.

Directly affected

Attorney General

Authorized to bring civil actions, seek injunctions, recover penalties, and collect investigative expenses related to violations.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What products are covered under the ban?
The restriction applies to non-prescription weight loss drugs and s labeled, marketed, or categorized for weight loss or muscle building, including those containing FDA-approved weight loss ingredients, steroids, creatine, green tea extract, raspberry ketone, garcinia cambogia, or green coffee bean extract.
How must stores display these items?
Retailers must keep these products in areas accessible only to employees, such as behind the retail counter or inside a locked case.
What are the penalties for violating the law?
A person who violates the chapter is liable for a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation, and the attorney general may bring an action to recover penalties, seek injunctions, and collect reasonable attorney's fees and expenses.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

3 actions
  1. Mar 11, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Public Health
  2. Mar 11, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Read first time
  3. Nov 26, 2024HouseIntroduced
    Filed

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Sponsors

Suleman LalaniHouse · District 76DemocraticAuthor

Connected Entities

Health and Human Services Commission, United States Food and Drug Administration, Attorney General and 1 more
OrganizationHealth and Human Services Commission“Executive commissioner responsible for adopting implementation rules”Map →
OrganizationUnited States Food and Drug Administration“Federal agency approving ingredients for weight loss or muscle building”Map →
otherAttorney General“State official authorized to bring enforcement actions and recover civil penalti”Map →
PersonSuleman Lalani“Bill author/sponsor in the Texas House”Map →

Sources

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capitol.texas.gov

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