MA S176

Bill

Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to telemarketing solicitation. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing "Do Not Call" list law in Massachusetts to allow businesses, in addition to individual consumers, to register on the list and opt out of unsolicited telemarketing calls. The key changes are: 1) expanding the definition of "consumer" to include businesses and other entities operating in Massachusetts, 2) removing the word "residential" to make the law applicable to both residential and business telephone numbers, and 3) replacing the term "person" with "consumer" to reflect the broader coverage. These changes aim to provide businesses with the same protections against unwanted telemarketing calls that individual consumers currently have.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

David DeCoste (R), Donald Humason (R), Patrick Kearney (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2534 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S176

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S176
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S176.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H183	Relative to the development of a strategy supporting micro businesses in inner city communities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H195	Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H221	Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2538	Relative to the property tax classification of small businesses	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H329	Prohibiting intentional misrepresentation by a business of its location	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3549	To promote economic development and market access for emerging businesses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1673	Establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1809	Relative to diverse marketing programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S221	To invest in Massachusetts citizens	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2534	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S599	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S687	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H183

Relative to the development of a strategy supporting micro businesses in inner city communities

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H195

Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H221

Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2538

Relative to the property tax classification of small businesses

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H329

Prohibiting intentional misrepresentation by a business of its location

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3549

To promote economic development and market access for emerging businesses

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1673

Establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1809

Relative to diverse marketing programs

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S221

To invest in Massachusetts citizens

Accompanied a study order, see S2537

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2534

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to consumer protection and professional licensure issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S599

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S687

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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