90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0663
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Senate Sponsors:
FARLEY-DILLARD-BOWLES.

House Sponsors:
SCULLY-LOPEZ-ACEVEDO-MCKEON-GASH

Short description: 
TELEPHONE SOLICITATION-STOP                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Telephone Solicitation Act.   Provides  that  the  Act      
   shall  cover  services as well as goods.  Provides that if a person is      
   contacted by a live  operator  soliciting  goods  or  services  for  a      
   business  or  organization,  the person may request to be removed from      
   the contact list of that business or  organization  and  the  operator      
   shall no longer contact that person and shall take all steps necessary      
   to  have  that  person's  name  and  telephone number removed from the      
   contact records of the business or organization.                            
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Provides that the Act does not apply to any bank, trust  company,      
   savings  and  loan  association,  credit  union,  licensee  under  the      
   Consumer   Installment   Act,  licensed  insurer,  or  any  affiliate,      
   subsidiary, employee, or agent of any of these entities.                    
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Adds telecommunications carriers as defined in  Article  XIII  of      
   the  Public Utilities Act to those entities to which the provisions of      
   this Act shall not apply.                                                   
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Adds a licensee under the Real Estate License Act of 1983  as  an      
   entity to  which the provisions of this Act shall not apply.                
          FISCAL NOTE (DCCA)                                                   
          SB663 imposes no additional requirements and does not have a         
          fiscal impact on units of local gov't.                               
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCCA)                                           
          SB 663, amended imposes no additional requirements and does not      
          have a fiscal impact on units of local gov't.                        
        CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1.                                     
        Recommends that the Senate concur in H-ams 1 and 2.                    
        Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows:                
        In provisions regarding  method  of  operation  by  operators  in      
   soliciting,  adds  the  sale of services as an item being regulated in      
   addition to the sale of goods.                                              
        GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE                                     
        Recommends adding a provision that compliance with specified pro-      
   visions of the Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule          
   constitutes compliance with the Telephone Solicitations Act regarding       
   actions that must be taken when a person asks to be removed from the        
   calling party's contact list.                                               
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0541

   Last action date: 97-12-01

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   1


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