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

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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

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

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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

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West Virginia Proposes Mini-TCPA Law

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In late January, the West Virginia Legislature introduced two bills aiming to regulate and expand the telemarketing laws in West Virginia....more

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Oklahoma Proposed Autodialer Legislation Would Cause Litigation to Come Sweepin’ Down the Plain

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Musical Theater was one of my favorite elective courses in high school, probably because a fair amount of the curriculum involved watching musicals on television. (Kids today will never feel the absolute exuberation from...more

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

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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

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Keeping the heat on cold (and warm) calls – new proposed law to restrict direct person-to-person telemarketing calls in Hong Kong

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On 9 April 2019, the Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) announced a plan to amend the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance (UEMO) to extend the regulatory framework to cover direct person-to-person...more

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

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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

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Bills Introduced to Amend the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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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

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

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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

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