HB3865
Prohibits as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act a person's initiating a telephone solicitation outside specified hours or more than three separate times within a 24-hour period or misrepresenting or falsifying the person's identity or the purpose of the call.
In one sentence
Digest: Says that a person may not make a sales call by voice or text unless the person follows certain rules.
What it does
- Digest: Says that a person may not make a sales call by voice or text unless the person follows certain rules.
- (Flesch Readability Score: 80.7).
- Prohibits as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act a person's initiating a telephone solicitation outside specified hours or more than three separate times within a 24-hour period[<i>,</i>]<b> or</b> misrepresenting or falsifying the person's identity[<i>,</i>]<b> or</b> the purpose of the call [<i>or the location from which the person is calling or failing to make required disclosures or inquiries during the call</i>].
- Includes text messaging within the definition of "telephone solicitation." Relating to: Relating to telephone solicitations.
Who it affects
Not clearly identified in the stored source.
Limits and unknowns
- This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.
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Official summary
Digest: Says that a person may not make a sales call by voice or text unless the person follows certain rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.7). Prohibits as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act a person's initiating a telephone solicitation outside specified hours or more than three separate times within a 24-hour period[<i>,</i>]<b> or</b> misrepresenting or falsifying the person's identity[<i>,</i>]<b> or</b> the purpose of the call [<i>or the location from which the person is calling or failing to make required disclosures or inquiries during the call</i>]. Includes text messaging within the definition of "telephone solicitation." Relating to: Relating to telephone solicitations. Current location: Chapter Number Assigned
Official activity
Bill history
- Chapter 580, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.House
- Governor signed.House
- Speaker signed.House
- President signed.Senate
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 33; Nays, 9--Boice, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 9--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 9--Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Evans, Gamba, Helfrich, Lively, Mannix, McLain, Nathanson.House
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 19; Nays, 9--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 2--Gorsek, Thatcher.Senate
- Second reading.Senate
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Taken from 06-24 Calendar and placed on 06-25 Calendar. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Thatcher. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Thatcher.Senate
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)Senate
- Work Session held.Senate
- Public Hearing held.Senate
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
- Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
- Work Session held.Senate
- Work Session held.Senate
- Public Hearing held.Senate
- First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Referred to Judiciary.Senate
- Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. Ayes, 35; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 9--Cate, Evans, Helm, McIntire, Nguyen H, Owens, Reschke, Wallan, Walters.House
- Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.House