TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS
Summary
Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that a live operator soliciting the sale of goods or services shall immediately state the name and telephone number (rather than the name) of the business or organization being represented. Provides that a live operator shall disclose his or her mailing address and the business or organization being represented on any website owned or operated by the live operator and on any written communications to a customer. Provides that the provisions of the Act shall not apply to a live operator who makes a residential marketing telephone call in response to a customer's telephone call or contact with the website of the business or organization being represented if the customer affirmatively requests a follow-up telephone call or other contact from the business or organization being represented. Provides that specified violations of the Act are a Class C misdemeanor.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2024
Last action Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2024
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hoan Huynh
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Olickal
DDemocratic
Co
Norma Hernandez
DDemocratic
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