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 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status