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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 218

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penalties and private actions for violations of restrictions on telephone solicitations.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law regulates telephone solicitation, defined as the unsolicited

initiation of a telephone conversation for the purpose of encouraging the recipient of

the telephone call to purchase property, goods, or services. Generally, under current

law, a telephone solicitor may not make a telephone solicitation to a residential

customer if the customer's telephone number is included in a directory, maintained

by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), listing

residential customers who do not wish to receive telephone solicitations. Violations

of current provisions regulating telephone solicitation are subject to a forfeiture of

$100.

This bill increases the penalty for a violation to a forfeiture of not less than

$1,000 nor more than $10,000. The bill also permits a person who suffers damages

as a result of a violation to bring an action for injunctive relief and for actual damages

or $500 per violation, whichever is greater.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Coggs (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D)

11 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Carpenter (D) , Gunderson (R) , Hintz (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Roys (D) , Schneider (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

Passed 5–0 Aug 14, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 7, Noes 2

Passed 7–2 Mar 2, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 7, Noes 2

Passed 7–2 Mar 2, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 26, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Taylor, Coggs, Hansen and Vinehout;Cosponsored by Representatives Roys, Schneider, Berceau, Black, A. Ott, Jorgensen, Pope-Roberts, Zepnick, Gunderson and Hintz

  2. May 26, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

  3. Jun 18, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 22, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Aug 13, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Aug 14, 2009 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

  7. Aug 14, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Aug 14, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Sep 4, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  10. Sep 8, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-15-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  11. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection

  18. Nov 4, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  19. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Roys

  20. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  21. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 7, Noes 2

  22. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 7, Noes 2

  23. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  24. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:21 A.M. on 4-22-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  25. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  27. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  30. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Apr 23, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  32. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1