MA H154

Bill

To ban robocalls

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ban robocalls, so-called. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ban robocalls by empowering the Attorney General to initiate proceedings against knowing violations of this law. The bill allows individuals who have received more than one unsolicited call within a 12-month period from the same entity to seek injunctions, actual monetary damages of at least $10,000, or both. It also establishes time limitations for such actions and exempts certain healthcare-related prerecorded calls from the law's provisions.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Colleen Garry (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H138 (on 03/29/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H154

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H154
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H154.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H138	Requiring transparency in telephone solicitations	No further action taken	Replaced by
H201	Prohibiting robocalls to all mobile telephone devices	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3193	Banning the manufacture and sale of edible marijuana	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
S470	Banning the sale of cats and dogs in commercial pet shops	Accompanied a study order, see S2489	Similar To

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