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H322 • 2025

An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

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Sponsor
Bruce J. Ayers
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5080
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 322) of Bruce J.
  • Ayers relative to telemarketing solicitation.
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

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.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5080

  2. 2025-09-29 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  3. 2025-09-19 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/01/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list
By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 322) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to telemarketing solicitation. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.322

SECTION 1: Section 1 of chapter 159C is hereby amended by striking out the definition for “consumer” and inserting in place thereof the following definition:

“Consumer”, an individual who is a resident of the commonwealth or an association, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity operating in the commonwealth, that subscribes to residential or business telephone services in the commonwealth and is a prospective recipient of goods or services.

SECTION 2: Section 1 of chapter 159C, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 14, the word “residential”.

SECTION 3: Section 5 of chapter 159C, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the word "residential".

SECTION 4: Section 8 of Chapter 159C, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the word "person" and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “consumer”.

SECTION 5: Section 10 of Chapter 159C, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word "person" and inserting in place thereof the word:- "consumer".

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