Bill > S192

This bill aims to protect consumers from unsolicited text solicitations, also known as "robocalls." The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting all robocalls to hands-free mobile phones, mobile electronic devices, and mobile telephones in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with some exceptions such as messages from schools, workplaces, correctional facilities, municipalities, government agencies, public utilities, and healthcare providers. 2. Authorizing the Attorney General to initiate proceedings against violators, including seeking injunctions, civil penalties of at least $10,000 per violation (or $1,500 for willful violations against consumers aged 65 or older), and other relief. 3. Allowing consumers who have received more than one unsolicited call from the same entity within a 12-month period to seek injunctive relief, recover actual monetary losses or a minimum of $10,000 in damages, and recoup reasonable attorney's fees and costs. 4. Establishing a 5-year statute of limitations for bringing actions or proceedings under this law, either from the time the consumer knew or should have known of the violation or from the termination of any related action by the Commonwealth, whichever is later. 5. Exempting certain healthcare-related prerecorded messages from the law, as defined in the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S192