2001 House Bill 4042 ↩

House Roll Call 285: Passed

To require the creation of a state-run "do not call" list of citizens that telemarketers would be prohibited from calling, subject to penalties of $250 per violation, or actual damages, whichever is greater. Calls for political or non-profit purposes would be exempt, along with those from firms with less than 25 employees whose primary source of business is not telephone solicitation, and firms which have a prior business relationship with an individual. Finally, the legislation requires a telemarketer to identify himself and on whose behalf he is calling immediately, provide a toll-free number, provide a three-day right of recission on phone purchases, and prohibits the use of caller ID blocking devices. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of HB 4042, HB 4154, HB 4250, HB 4631, and HB 4632.