HB3865: Relating to telephone solicitations; prescribing an effective date.

Legislative Summary

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). [Requires a person that makes a solicitation by telephone or text message to self identify, identify the purpose of the solicitation and identify the person on behalf of which the person is making the solicitation within the first 10 seconds of the call or within the body of the initial text message. Restricts the hours during which a person may make a solicitation to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the number of solicitations a person may make during a 24-hour period to three.] 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, misrepresenting or falsifying the person's identity, the purpose of the call or the location from which the person is calling or failing to make required disclosures or inquiries during the call. Includes text messaging and other data messaging within the definition of "telephone solicitation." Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.