HB3865 • 2025

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.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Sosa, Representative Chaichi,, Gomberg,, Nelson,, Senator Jama,, Manning Jr,, Patterson,, Pham
Last action: 2025-08-13
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

2025-08-13 House
Chapter 580, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-07-24 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-30 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-30 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-26 House
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.
2025-06-25 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 19; Nays, 9--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 2--Gorsek, Thatcher.
2025-06-24 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-24 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.
2025-06-23 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)
2025-06-16 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-06-12 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-06-04 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. (Printed B-Eng.)
2025-06-04 Senate
Referred to Rules by order of the President.
2025-05-21 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-05-19 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-24 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-14 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-14 Senate
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-04-10 House
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.
2025-04-09 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-08 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-07 House
Second reading.
2025-04-04 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-04-01 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-13 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-04 House
Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2025-02-27 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

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