Telephone Solicitation
Summary
Telephone Solicitation; Prohibits certain telephonic sales calls; provides conditions under which civil actions may be brought for text message solicitations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 10, 2023
Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
28–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 2, 2023
D
Democratic11
72% Nay
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
16
Committee
18
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 10
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 99, NAYS 14
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment 717579 adopted
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (Amended)
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Fabricio
RRepublican
Co
James Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Tom Leek
RRepublican
Co
Webster Barnaby
RRepublican
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