HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3275 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2697
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul McMurtry
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to telemarketing solicitation.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk |
Stephen Stat Smith | 28th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3275 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2697
By Mr. McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2697) of Paul McMurtry and Stephen Stat Smith relative to allowing persons to select an option to be removed from telemarketing solicitations . Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 3868 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to telemarketing solicitation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5A of chapter 159C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a telemarketer shall include, with each pre-recorded telephone telemarketing message and facsimile telemarketing message to residents and businesses, an option to said resident or business that they can be removed from any future call list and the method by which such removal can occur.
