Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 1434
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; revise to include text messages and telephone facsimile solicitations as prohibitions under.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-703, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE JURISDICTION OF THE "MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT" BY PROHIBITING CERTAIN TEXT MESSAGES AND TELEPHONE FACSIMILE MACHINE SOLICITATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-711, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND THOSE WHO HAVE AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A CONSUMER SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-723, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS MAY ONLY BE MADE BETWEEN CERTAIN HOURS AND TO PROHIBIT SUCH SOLICITATIONS ON SUNDAYS OR LEGAL HOLIDAYS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 77-3-707, 77-3-709, 77-3-713, 77-3-715, 77-3-719 AND 77-3-725, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Public UtilitiesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives