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While our readers are keenly aware of federal telemarketing regulations, most notably the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), fewer readers likely know about the various “mini-TCPA” laws that exist in numerous states....more
Effective September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) will enact several significant changes to the state’s telemarketing laws (Business and Commercial Code, Chapters 301-305 (TX Mini-TCPA)) that, collectively, increase...more
SB 140 takes effect on September 1, 2025, effectuating a number of changes to Texas’s so-called “mini-TCPA.” Perhaps the most significant immediate impact is to the registration provision, expanding the types of outreach...more
On September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) becomes effective, broadening certain aspects of the state’s telemarketing law to cover text messages, multimedia messages and similar electronic communications. The...more
Since the publication of BCLP’s latest telemarketing alert, Don’t Mess with Texas! How Will Texas’s Amendment to Its State Telemarketing Law Impact Litigation?, many clients have reached out to us wondering if their...more
Texas’s amended telemarketing registration law takes effect on September 1. Although the law is not new, the legislature expanded it to apply to text messages. Under Texas’s existing law, a company that makes telephone...more
Our TCPA Counseling & Litigation Team breaks down a new Texas law that significantly expands the rules for companies doing telemarketing and telephone solicitations in the state....more
Texas has enacted amendments to its state version of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (Tex. Bus. & Comm. Code §§ 301-305) (the Texas Mini-TCPA), adding three key pressure points that will increase both compliance...more
As we reported earlier this summer, a bill (S.B. 140) was recently enacted in Texas that amends the state’s telemarketing law (TX BUS & COM T.10, Chap. 301-306) to 1) expand the definition of “telephone solicitation” to...more
Does your business send marketing text messages to Texas residents or from Texas? If so, you may need to register each business location from which you send texts with the Texas Secretary of State. ...more
Effective September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) materially expands the scope of the Texas Business and Commerce Code §§ 301-305 (Mini-TCPA) governing both telephone and SMS marketing. The statute requires...more
On June 20, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 140 into law, taking effect on Sept. 1, 2025. Among other things, this bill expands the scope of Texas’ telephone solicitation legislation (the Texas Telephone...more
Question: Amendments to Texas’s “Mini-TCPA” take effect on September 1, 2025. How will these changes impact my business’s telemarketing activities? Answer: The amendments broaden the scope of Texas’s telemarketing law....more
On September 1, 2025, Texas Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) will go into effect, significantly expanding the scope of telemarketing regulations in Texas. SB 140 impacts multiple subsections of Texas Business and Commerce Code...more
On June 20, 2025 – Governor Abott signed into law Texas Bill SB140 – as TCPAWorld previously reported the Texas-sized bill drastically amends the Texas Mini-TCPA statute – the Texas Business & Commerce Code (“TBCC”) by...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a settlement with a group of related companies and two of their officers that used a merchant of record (MoR) model to facilitate sales for merchants. According to the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which requires marketing entities to eliminate telephone numbers that are listed on the Do-Not-Call Registry (the Registry) from telemarketing...more