103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5566

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Matt Hanson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
815 ILCS 413/5
815 ILCS 413/15
815 ILCS 413/16 new

    Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that no person shall solicit the sale of goods or services in the State by placing a telephone call more than 3 times to the same person during a 24-hour period. Provides that no person shall make a telephone solicitation, including a call made through automated dialing or a recorded message, by intentionally altering the voice of the caller in an attempt to disguise or conceal the identity of the caller in order to: (1) defraud, confuse, or financially or otherwise injure the called party; or (2) obtain personal information from the called party that may be used in a fraudulent or unlawful manner. Provides that a person shall not make or cause to be made, or attempt to make or cause to be made, a telephone call soliciting the sale of goods or services to a person in the State unless the person soliciting the sale of goods or services is registered with or employed by a person who is registered with the Secretary of State. Sets forth registration requirements and authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement and administer the provision. Makes changes to definitions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning business.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Telephone Solicitations Act is amended by
5changing Sections 5 and 15 and by adding Section 16 as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 413/5)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
8    "Caller ID" means the display to the recipient of the call
9of the caller's telephone number or identity.
10    "Emergency telephone number" means any telephone number
11which accesses or calls a fire department, law enforcement
12agency, ambulance, hospital, medical center, poison control
13center, rape crisis center, suicide prevention center
14(including the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline), rescue
15service, and the 911 emergency access number provided by law
16enforcement agencies and police departments.
17    "Subscriber" means:
18        (1) A person who has subscribed to telephone service
19    from a telephone company; or
20        (2) Other persons living or residing with the
21    subscribing person; or .
22        (3) Other persons who receive telephone service under
23    a subscription agreement entered into by a subscribing

 

 

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1    person.
2    "Telephone solicitation" means any communication through
3the use of a telephone by live operators for soliciting the
4sale of goods or services.
5(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
6    (815 ILCS 413/15)
7    Sec. 15. Method of operation.
8    (a) No person shall solicit the sale of goods or services
9in this State by placing a telephone call during the hours
10between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. or more than 3 times to the same
11person during a 24-hour period.
12    (b) A live operator soliciting the sale of goods or
13services shall:
14        (1) immediately state his or her name, the name of the
15    business or organization being represented, and the
16    purpose of the call; and
17        (2) inquire at the beginning of the call whether the
18    person called consents to the solicitation; and
19        (3) if the person called requests to be taken off the
20    contact list of the business or organization, the operator
21    must refrain from calling that person again and take all
22    steps necessary to have that person's name and telephone
23    number removed from the contact records of the business or
24    organization so that the person will not be contacted
25    again by the business or organization. Compliance with

 

 

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1    Section 310.4(b) of the Federal Trade Commission's
2    Telemarketing Sales Rule shall constitute compliance with
3    this subsection (b)(3) of this Section.
4    (c) A person may not solicit the sale of goods or services
5by telephone in a manner that impedes the function of any
6caller ID when the telephone solicitor's service or equipment
7is capable of allowing the display of the solicitor's
8telephone number, including, but not limited to, the use of
9any technology or method which displays a telephone number or
10name not associated with the telephone solicitor or
11intentionally designed to misrepresent the telephone
12solicitor's identity.
13    (d) No person shall make a telephone solicitation,
14including a call made through automated dialing or a recorded
15message, by intentionally altering the voice of the caller in
16an attempt to disguise or conceal the identity of the caller in
17order to:
18        (1) defraud, confuse, or financially or otherwise
19    injure the called party; or
20        (2) obtain personal information from the called party
21    that may be used in a fraudulent or unlawful manner.
22(Source: P.A. 90-541, eff. 6-1-98; 91-182, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
23    (815 ILCS 413/16 new)
24    Sec. 16. Registration required for telephone solicitors.
25    (a) A person shall not make or cause to be made, or attempt

 

 

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1to make or cause to be made, a telephone call soliciting the
2sale of goods or services to a person in this State unless the
3person soliciting the sale of goods or services is registered
4with or employed by a person who is registered with the
5Secretary of State.
6    (b) Every person who makes telephone calls soliciting the
7sale of goods, including a person whose residence or principal
8place of business is located outside of this State, shall
9annually register with the Secretary of State. Application for
10registration shall be on a form prescribed by the Secretary of
11State and shall include the name and address of the applicant
12and any other information that the Secretary of State shall
13designate by rule. The application shall be accompanied by a
14reasonable fee, set by the Secretary of State in an amount
15sufficient to offset the Secretary of State's expenses
16incurred in administering the provisions of this Section.
17    (c) After providing notice and the opportunity to be
18heard, the Secretary of State may refuse to issue or renew or
19revoke any registration for a violation of the provisions of
20this Act. A refusal or revocation shall not be made except upon
21reasonable notice to, and opportunity to be heard by, the
22applicant or registrant. The Secretary of State may suspend a
23registration for a reasonable period of time or assess a civil
24penalty instead of suspension at the discretion of the
25Secretary of State.
26    (d) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement

 

 

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1and administer this Section.