Bill > HB1537

This bill creates a new legal provision that prohibits misleading or deceptive practices in the advertising and sale of wood products. Specifically, it makes it unlawful for any person to misrepresent a product as a wood product if it is not actually derived or harvested from wood. The bill defines "wood product" broadly to include items like timber and lumber. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is tasked with creating and implementing rules to enforce this provision, with the requirement that any rules must comply with existing state administrative rulemaking procedures outlined in Chapter 536 of Missouri state law. The bill includes a provision stating that if any part of the rulemaking authority is found unconstitutional, the entire grant of rulemaking authority and any rules proposed or adopted after August 28, 2025, would become invalid. This legislation aims to protect consumers from potential fraud in wood product sales by ensuring transparency and accuracy in product descriptions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1537&year=2025&code=R