Share:
Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 1, 2014 10:28 AM |
|---|---|
| From: | Senator Dominic Pileggi |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | ​Establishing a Do-Not-Call List for Political Robo-Calls |
| I plan to introduce legislation which will amend the Telemarketing Registration Act to ban the use of automatic dialing recorded message systems (robo-calls) by political candidates, committees, parties, and other political organizations. The ban will include robo-calls made by so-called “soft money” political organizations. Current law allows Pennsylvania residents to sign up for the Pennsylvania Do-Not-Call List to prevent unwanted calls from telemarketers. However, the law currently exempts all calls – including robo-calls – made on behalf of political groups or candidates. During the recently concluded election cycle, all of our constituents were once again subjected to countless political robo-calls. I heard from many constituents who don’t understand why such calls are not subject to the Do-Not-Call List for telemarketers. This legislation will establish a new Do-Not-Call List only for political robo-calls (i.e., those which use “automatic dialing-announcing devices” as defined in the bill). Other types of political calls – such as those made by volunteers – will not be affected. This legislation will be similar to Senate Bill 188 (printer’s number 145) from the 2013-14 legislative session. |
Introduced as SB387
Memo Updated: December 1, 2014 10:29 AM