Robocalling, Proposed Legislation, Telemarketing

Texas SB140: Changes to Telemarketing Law May Reshape Compliance and Litigation Risks

Blank Rome LLP on 6/17/2025

Texas is poised for a significant overhaul of its telemarketing regulations with the anticipated enactment of Senate Bill 140 (“SB140”). Awaiting Governor Abbott’s signature and scheduled to take effect on September 1, 2025,...more

FTSA’s Application to Nonprofits Remains Unsettled as Florida’s Legislative Session Will End Without Remedial Legislation

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/7/2025

The FTSA - The FTSA (Fla. Stat. § 501.059), often referred to as Florida’s mini-TCPA, regulates how and when solicitors can call and text consumers. Most notably for present purposes, it prohibits telephonic solicitations...more

Florida Legislature to the Rescue? House Bill Proposed to Fix the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act's Autodialer Provision

Venable LLP on 1/14/2022

The Florida legislature gaveth (to the telemarketing plaintiffs’ bar) in July 2021 when it amended the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA). That same state legislature might now taketh away and cure some of the class...more

John Oliver Attacks Robocalls; State AGs and Senators Throw Support Behind TRACED Act

Womble Bond Dickinson on 3/13/2019

With a year-over-year rise in the number of consumer complaints about illegal, scam calls, pressure is mounting for elected official to be tough on robocalls. Indeed, pressure was ratcheted up even further this week when...more

Bills Introduced to Amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Hogan Lovells on 8/7/2018

Both Chambers of Congress are considering legislation that would amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Introduced in the House by Congressman Pallone (H.R. 6026) and in the Senate (S. 3078) by Senator Markey,...more

Changes on the horizon? Here is the REDLINE You’ve Been Waiting for Tracking How the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Would Change the...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/22/2018

Back on June 7, 2018, Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. and Senator Edward J. Markey proposed similar bills to their respective branches of Congress, each entitled the “Stopping Bad Robocalls Act.” The bills are 19 and 18...more