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2001 SESSION
SB 1295 Telephone Privacy Protection Act.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act. Creates the Telephone Privacy Protection Act, which (i) prohibits telephone solicitation calls to residences at any time other than between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; (ii) requires telephone solicitors to identify themselves; (iii) prohibits telephone solicitors from intentionally blocking caller identification services; (iv) prohibits telephone solicitors from calling a telephone number when a person at such telephone number has stated that he does not wish to receive solicitation calls by or on behalf of the entity for whom the call is being made; (v) authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to inquire into possible violations and authorizes the Attorney General to issue civil investigative demands; (vi) permits individuals to sue to enjoin violations, recover damages in the amount of $500 per violation, or up to $1,500 for willful violations, and recover attorneys' fees and court costs; and (vii) permits the Attorney General, attorney for the Commonwealth, and attorney for any municipality to sue to enjoin violations, recover damages for aggrieved persons in the amount of $500 per violation, recover a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each willful violation, and recover attorneys' fees and expenses. Identical to HB 2427.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 014677252 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/01 Senate: Printed as engrossed 014677252-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1295ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 014677252
- 01/10/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/22/01 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 01/23/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/01 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/01 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/24/01 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/24/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/24/01 Senate: Printed as engrossed 014677252-E
- 01/25/01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)
- 01/25/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (30-Y 9-N)
- 01/25/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/01 House: Read first time
- 02/06/01 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/13/01 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amd (25-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 House: Read second time
- 02/15/01 House: Read third time
- 02/15/01 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/15/01 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/01 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/01 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1295ER)
- 03/02/01 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/23/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 528 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/27/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528)