Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitation calls.
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SB 201 — Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitation calls.
Last action — Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB812-Morrissey) (15-Y 0-N)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act.Provides that for the purposes of the Virginia Telephone Privacy Act (the Act), "telephone solicitation call" includes any text message sent to any wireless telephone with a Virginia area code, or toa wireless telephone registered to any natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth, for the purpose of offering or advertising anyproperty, goods, or services for sale, lease, license, or investment,including offering or advertising an extension of credit. The billprohibits a telephone solicitor from engaging in any conduct thatresults in the display of false or misleading caller identificationinformation on the called party's telephone. The bill increases theamount of damages and the amount of the civil penalty for violationsof the Act from $500 for each such violation to $500 for a firstviolation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $5,000 for each subsequentviolation and increases to $5,000 the maximum civil penalty the courtmay impose for a willful first or second violation.
Bill Text
- Impact statement from DPB (SB201) View text Current html December 30, 2019
Action History
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Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB812-Morrissey) (15-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (SB201)
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103496D
Sponsors
- L. Louise Lucas · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 201 do?
- Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act.Provides that for the purposes of the Virginia Telephone Privacy Act (the Act), "telephone solicitation call" includes any text message sent to any wireless telephone with a Virginia area code, or toa wireless telephone registered to any natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth, for the purpose of offering or advertising anyproperty, goods, or services for sale, lease, license, or investment,including offering or advertising an extension of credit. The billprohibits a telephone solicitor from engaging in any conduct thatresults in the display of false or misleading caller identificationinformation on the called party's telephone. The bill increases theamount of damages and the amount of the civil penalty for violationsof the Act from $500 for each such violation to $500 for a firstviolation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $5,000 for each subsequentviolation and increases to $5,000 the maximum civil penalty the courtmay impose for a willful first or second violation.
- Who sponsors SB 201?
- SB 201 is sponsored by L. Louise Lucas.
- What is the current status of SB 201?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 201?
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