Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2296

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Title

Description: Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who notify PSC.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/11 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
2 01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/12 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/12 (S) Amended
5 02/12 (S) Passed As Amended
6 02/14 (S) Transmitted To House
7 02/14 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
8 03/05 (H) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1
Lost [S] Amendment No 2
Adopted [S] Amendment No 3

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2002
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Chamberlin

Additional Authors: Burton, Furniss, Chaney, King, Posey, Browning, White (5th), Hamilton, Lee, Cuevas, Johnson (19th), White (29th), Gollott, Dearing, Carlton, Hyde-Smith, Gordon, Harvey, Jackson

Title: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS TO RESIDENTIAL SUBSCRIBERS WHO HAVE GIVEN NOTICE OF THEIR OBJECTION TO SUCH CALLS TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS THERETO; TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH A DATABASE TO COLLECT SUCH OBJECTIONS; TO RESTRICT THE USE OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DATABASE; TO REQUIRE ALL TELEPHONE SOLICITORS TO REGISTER WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PRIOR TO CONDUCTING TELEPHONIC SOLICITATION AND TO PROVIDE FEES THEREFOR; TO AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO PROMULGATE RULES NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/05/02 at 16:28.

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