Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 415
MS Telephone Solicitation Act; add "political calls" as prohibited under the act.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-703, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CALLS MADE FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL PURPOSES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE TELEPHONE CALLS MADE FOR THE POLITICAL SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO A POLITICAL CANDIDATE AS A FORM OF TELEPHONE SOLICITATION THAT IS PROHIBITED WHEN A CONSUMER NOTIFIES THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF HIS OR HER OBJECTION TO RECEIVING SUCH CALLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public UtilitiesJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives