CS/SB 1120 (2021) -  Telephone Solicitation

General Bill by Regulated Industries and Gibson (CO-SPONSORS) Powell; Gruters
Telephone Solicitation: Prohibiting certain telephonic sales calls without the prior express written consent of the called party; removing provisions authorizing the use of certain automated telephone dialing systems; providing a cause of action for aggrieved called parties; prohibiting a commercial telephone seller or salesperson from using automated dialing or recorded messages to make certain commercial telephone solicitation phone calls, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 07/06/21 Chapter No. 2021-185 on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 10:41 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 03/09/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Regulated Industries
    • On agenda for: 03/23/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/20/21 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1307 Subject: Telephone Solicitation Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 857 Subject: Commercial Telephone Solicitation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1682 Subject: Telephone Solicitation Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/20/2021 10:27:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/19/2021 8:05:43 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 3/25/2021 11:55:28 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Regulated Industries 3/22/2021 1:37:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/10/2021 8:42:01 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/8/2021 12:03:35 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2021 03:52 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 28] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/28/2021 01:46 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 371] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-185 Time: 07/06/2021 - 10:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/29/2021 - 10:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/28/2021 - 8:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 845 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 Time: 04/28/2021 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/28/2021 - 1:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/27/2021 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/27/2021 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/27/2021 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/26/2021 - 9:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021) Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2021 - 7:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 617 Time: 04/22/2021 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 617 Time: 04/22/2021 - 3:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (826808) -SJ 617 Time: 04/22/2021 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 617 Time: 04/22/2021 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642 Time: 04/20/2021 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 472 Time: 04/20/2021 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/15/2021 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 318 Time: 03/25/2021 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/25/2021 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/25/2021 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 313 Time: 03/23/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/23/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/18/2021 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Now in Regulated Industries Time: 03/10/2021 - 9:14 AM Member: Committee: Regulated Industries Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/09/2021 - 1:41 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/09/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/04/2021 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 118 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Regulated Industries; Rules -SJ 118 Time: 02/18/2021 - 1:20 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/08/2021 - 1:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
501.059 CS/CS/HB 1307, SB 1682
501.604 HB 857, CS/CS/HB 1307
501.616 CS/SB 344, HB 857, CS/CS/HB 1307
648.44 CS/SB 344, HB 471, HB 857, CS/CS/HB 1307