Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 678

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Title

Description: Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; expand do-not-call list to include cell phones and business numbers.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Holland

Code Sections: R 077-0003-0701, R 077-0003-0703, RA 077-0003-0705, RA 077-0003-0707, R 077-0003-0709, R 077-0003-0711, R 077-0003-0713, RA 077-0003-0715, R 077-0003-0717, R 077-0003-0719, R 077-0003-0721, RA 077-0003-0723, RA 077-0003-0725, R 077-0003-0727, RA 077-0003-0729, R 077-0003-0731, R 077-0003-0733, R 077-0003-0735, A 077-0003-0737

Title: AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 77-3-701 THROUGH 77-3-735, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-737, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL ON THOSE REENACTED SECTIONS FROM JULY 1, 2005, TO JULY 1, 2OO7; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF A "CONSUMER" UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT TO INCLUDE SOLICITATION CALLS MADE TO ANY PERSON WHO POSSESSES A WIRELESS TELEPHONE WITH A MISSISSIPPI AREA CODE AND TO INCLUDE SOLICITATION CALLS MADE TO ANY PERSONS WHO IS ASSIGNED A BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER; TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "WIRELESS TELEPHONE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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