Who sponsors SB 2821?

SB 2821 is sponsored by Jackson_(11th), Branning, Doty, Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Moran, and Chuck Younger (Republican).

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Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 2821 — Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; revise to include text messages and solicitations for charitable contributions.

Last action April 16, 2019 — Approved by Governor

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
6 sponsors

1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

33 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 2821 includes some additional lines that were not present in the original version introduced earlier this year. This change likely adds important details or clarifications to the bill. Understanding these additions can be crucial because they can affect how the bill is implemented or enforced. Overall, the updates may strengthen or improve the bill’s objectives.

SB2821 (As ~~Sent~~Passed tothe ~~Governor)~~Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Doty, Jackson (11th), Hill, Branning, Moran, Younger Senate Bill 2821 (As ~~Sent~~Passed tothe ~~Governor)~~Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AS USED IN THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT;

TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "TELEPHONE SOLICITATION" TO INCLUDE TEXT MESSAGE ~~COMMUNICATIONS,~~COMMUNICATIONS ~~SOLICITATIONS~~ OF A ~~CHARITABLE~~ ~~CONTRIBUTION,~~ AND THE SOLICITATIONS OF ~~ITEMS~~ OF ~~VALUE~~ ~~REGARDLESS~~ OF ~~WHETHER~~ A ~~SALES~~CHARITABLE ~~PRESENTATION~~CONTRIBUTION; IS ~~MADE;~~

(i) Encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property; * * * or (ii) Soliciting a sale of any consumer goods or services, or an extension of credit for consumer goods or services * * *.;

or (iii) Soliciting ~~any~~a ~~other~~charitable ~~item~~contribution of ~~value,~~money ~~pecuniary~~ or ~~otherwise,~~property. ~~regardless~~ of ~~whether~~ a ~~sales~~ ~~presentation~~ is ~~made;~~

~~or (iv) Soliciting a charitable contribution of money or property.~~

(ii) Without the intent to complete or obtain provisional acceptance of a ~~sale,~~sale or a charitable ~~contribution,~~contribution or ~~the~~ ~~payment~~ of ~~some~~ ~~other~~ ~~item~~ of ~~value,~~ ~~pecuniary~~ or ~~otherwise,~~ during the telephone solicitation;

77-3-725. The commission may investigate alleged violations and initiate proceedings relative to a violation of this article or any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article. Such proceedings include, without limitation, proceedings to issue a cease and desist order, and to issue an order imposing a civil penalty not to exceed * * * Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) ~~Ten~~Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ~~($10,000.00)~~($7,500.00) for each violation. The commission shall afford an opportunity for a fair hearing to the alleged violator(s) after giving written notice of the time and place for said hearing. Failure to appear at any such hearing may result in the commission finding the alleged violator(s) liable by default. Any telephone solicitor found to have violated this article, pursuant to a hearing or by default, may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed * * * Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) ~~Ten~~Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ~~($10,000.00)~~($7,500.00) for each violation to be assessed and collected by the commission. Each telephonic communication shall constitute a separate violation.

SECTION 5. 5. ~~This~~ ~~act~~ ~~shall~~ ~~take~~ ~~effect~~ ~~and~~ be in ~~force~~ ~~from~~ ~~and~~ ~~after~~ ~~July~~ 1, ~~2019.~~

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.

Latest

SB2821 (As ~~Sent~~ to ~~Governor)~~ - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

SB2821 (As Passed the Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Doty, Jackson (11th), Hill, Branning, Moran, Younger Senate Bill 2821 (As ~~Sent~~ to ~~Governor)~~ AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AS USED IN THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT;

Senator(s) Doty, Jackson (11th), Hill, Branning, Moran, Younger Senate Bill 2821 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AS USED IN THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT;

TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "TELEPHONE SOLICITATION" TO INCLUDE TEXT MESSAGE ~~COMMUNICATIONS,~~ ~~SOLICITATIONS~~ OF A ~~CHARITABLE~~ ~~CONTRIBUTION,~~ AND SOLICITATIONS OF ~~ITEMS~~ OF ~~VALUE~~ ~~REGARDLESS~~ OF ~~WHETHER~~ A ~~SALES~~ ~~PRESENTATION~~ IS ~~MADE;~~

TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "TELEPHONE SOLICITATION" TO INCLUDE TEXT MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS AND THE SOLICITATIONS OF A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION;

(iii) Soliciting ~~any~~ ~~other~~ ~~item~~ of ~~value,~~ ~~pecuniary~~ or ~~otherwise,~~ ~~regardless~~ of ~~whether~~ a ~~sales~~ ~~presentation~~ is ~~made;~~

or (iii) Soliciting a charitable contribution of money or property.

~~or (iv) Soliciting a charitable contribution of money or property.~~

(ii) Without the intent to complete or obtain provisional acceptance of a ~~sale,~~ a charitable ~~contribution,~~ or ~~the~~ ~~payment~~ of ~~some~~ ~~other~~ ~~item~~ of ~~value,~~ ~~pecuniary~~ or ~~otherwise,~~ during the telephone solicitation;

(ii) Without the intent to complete or obtain provisional acceptance of a sale or a charitable contribution during the telephone solicitation;

77-3-725. The commission may investigate alleged violations and initiate proceedings relative to a violation of this article or any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article. Such proceedings include, without limitation, proceedings to issue a cease and desist order, and to issue an order imposing a civil penalty not to exceed * * * Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) ~~Ten~~ Thousand Dollars ~~($10,000.00)~~ for each violation. The commission shall afford an opportunity for a fair hearing to the alleged violator(s) after giving written notice of the time and place for said hearing. Failure to appear at any such hearing may result in the commission finding the alleged violator(s) liable by default. Any telephone solicitor found to have violated this article, pursuant to a hearing or by default, may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed * * * Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) ~~Ten~~ Thousand Dollars ~~($10,000.00)~~ for each violation to be assessed and collected by the commission. Each telephonic communication shall constitute a separate violation.

77-3-725. The commission may investigate alleged violations and initiate proceedings relative to a violation of this article or any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article. Such proceedings include, without limitation, proceedings to issue a cease and desist order, and to issue an order imposing a civil penalty not to exceed * * * Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for each violation. The commission shall afford an opportunity for a fair hearing to the alleged violator(s) after giving written notice of the time and place for said hearing. Failure to appear at any such hearing may result in the commission finding the alleged violator(s) liable by default. Any telephone solicitor found to have violated this article, pursuant to a hearing or by default, may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed * * * Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for each violation to be assessed and collected by the commission. Each telephonic communication shall constitute a separate violation.

SECTION 5. ~~This~~ ~~act~~ ~~shall~~ ~~take~~ ~~effect~~ ~~and~~ be in ~~force~~ ~~from~~ ~~and~~ ~~after~~ ~~July~~ 1, ~~2019.~~

SECTION 5.

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.

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Action History

April 16, 2019
Approved by Governor
April 03, 2019
Enrolled Bill Signed
April 03, 2019
Enrolled Bill Signed
March 28, 2019
Conference Report Adopted
March 28, 2019
Conference Report Adopted
March 26, 2019
Conference Report Filed
March 26, 2019
Conference Report Filed
March 25, 2019
Conferees Named Beckett,Bounds,Steverson
March 22, 2019
Conferees Named Doty,Harkins,Polk
March 20, 2019
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
March 14, 2019
Returned For Concurrence
March 14, 2019
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
March 13, 2019
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Lamar, Beckett, Steverson)
March 13, 2019
Passed As Amended
March 13, 2019
Amended
February 28, 2019
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
February 20, 2019
Referred To Public Utilities
February 08, 2019
Transmitted To House
February 07, 2019
Passed
February 05, 2019
Title Suff Do Pass
February 05, 2019
DR - TSDP: EN To AC
January 21, 2019
Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Doty

Co-sponsors (5)

Jackson_(11th)
Branning
Angela Burks Hill Republican
Moran
Chuck Younger Republican

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Adopt Conference Report

March 28, 2019

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	16	0	0	0
Democrat	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	29	0	0	1
Total	51	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	2%

How each member voted (52)

Member	Party	Vote
Branning	—	Yea
Browning	—	Yea
Burton	—	Yea
Carmichael	—	Yea
Caughman	—	Yea
Dawkins	—	Yea
Doty	—	Yea
Gollott	—	Yea
Horhn	—	Yea
Jolly	—	Yea
Jordan	—	Yea
Massey	—	Yea
McDaniel	—	Yea
Moran	—	Yea
Polk	—	Yea
Tollison	—	Yea
Turner-Ford	—	Yea
Wilemon	—	Yea
Witherspoon	—	Yea
Yeas--Barnett	—	Yea
Blackmon	—	Yea
Clarke	—	Yea
Dearing	—	Yea
Jackson G. (15th)	—	Yea
Jackson R. (11th)	—	Yea
Jackson S. (32nd)	—	Yea
Parker	—	Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th)	—	Yea
Simmons W. (13th)	—	Yea
Absent and those Hudson	—	Not Voting
Albert Butler	Democrat	Yea
David Blount	Democrat	Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier	Democrat	Yea
Hob Bryan	Democrat	Yea
Percy W. Watson	Democrat	Yea
Sollie B. Norwood	Democrat	Yea
Angela Burks Hill	Republican	Yea
Brice Wiggins	Republican	Yea
Briggs Hopson	Republican	Yea
Chad McMahan	Republican	Yea
Chuck Younger	Republican	Yea
Dean Kirby	Republican	Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr.	Republican	Yea
J. Walter Michel	Republican	Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr.	Republican	Yea
Joey Fillingane	Republican	Yea
Joseph M. Seymour	Republican	Yea
Josh Harkins	Republican	Yea
Kevin Blackwell	Republican	Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol	Republican	Yea
Neil S. Whaley	Republican	Yea
Rita Potts Parks	Republican	Yea

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Passage as Amended

March 13, 2019

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democrat	18	0	0	1
Republican	45	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	52	0	0	1
Independent	1	0	0	0
Total	116	0	0	2
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	2%

How each member voted (118)

Member	Party	Vote
Bain	—	Yea
Baria	—	Yea
Beckett	—	Yea
Bomgar	—	Yea
Busby	—	Yea
Calhoun	—	Yea
Corley	—	Yea
Criswell	—	Yea
Denny	—	Yea
Dixon	—	Yea
Dortch	—	Yea
Henley	—	Yea
Holland	—	Yea
Hopkins	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Yea
McLeod	—	Yea
McNeal	—	Yea
Mettetal	—	Yea
Miles	—	Yea
Myers	—	Not Voting
Paden	—	Yea
Patterson	—	Yea
Reynolds	—	Yea
Shirley	—	Yea
Snowden	—	Yea
Staples	—	Yea
Straughter	—	Yea
Sullivan	—	Yea
Sykes	—	Yea
Walker	—	Yea
Weathersby	—	Yea
Williams-Barnes	—	Yea
Willis	—	Yea
Young	—	Yea
Rogers (14th)	—	Yea
Rogers (61st)	—	Yea
Taylor	—	Yea
Mr. Speaker	—	Yea
Yeas--Aguirre	—	Yea
Baker	—	Yea
Barnett	—	Yea
Bell (65th)	—	Yea
Bell (21st)	—	Yea
Blackmon	—	Yea
Clarke	—	Yea
Gibbs (72nd)	—	Yea
Gibbs (36th)	—	Yea
Holloway	—	Yea
Huddleston	—	Yea
Hudson	—	Yea
Jackson	—	Yea
Johnson (87th)	—	Yea
Johnson (94th)	—	Yea
Bo Brown	Democrat	Not Voting
Bob Evans	Democrat	Yea
Bob Evans	Democrat	Yea
Bryant W. Clark	Democrat	Yea
Carl Mickens	Democrat	Yea
Cedric Burnett	Democrat	Yea
Earle S. Banks	Democrat	Yea
Jeffery Harness	Democrat	Yea
Jeramey Anderson	Democrat	Yea
John G. Faulkner	Democrat	Yea
John W. Hines, Sr.	Democrat	Yea
Kabir Karriem	Democrat	Yea
Omeria Scott	Democrat	Yea
Oscar Denton	Democrat	Yea
Otis Anthony	Democrat	Yea
Percy W. Watson	Democrat	Yea
Stephanie Foster	Democrat	Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud	Democrat	Yea
Willie Bailey	Democrat	Yea
Angela Cockerham	Independent	Yea
Becky Currie	Republican	Yea
Bill Kinkade	Republican	Yea
Bill Pigott	Republican	Yea
Brent Powell	Republican	Yea
C. Scott Bounds	Republican	Yea
Carolyn Crawford	Republican	Yea
Casey Eure	Republican	Yea
Dan Eubanks	Republican	Yea
Donnie Scoggin	Republican	Yea
Fred Shanks	Republican	Yea
Greg Haney	Republican	Yea
Henry Zuber III	Republican	Yea
Jason White	Republican	Yea
Jeff Hale	Republican	Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice	Republican	Yea
Jerry R. Turner	Republican	Yea
Jody Steverson	Republican	Yea
Joey Hood	Republican	Yea
John Read	Republican	Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III	Republican	Yea
Karl Oliver	Republican	Yea
Kathy L. Chism	Republican	Yea
Ken Morgan	Republican	Yea
Kevin Ford	Republican	Yea
Kevin Horan	Republican	Yea
Larry Byrd	Republican	Yea
Lester Carpenter	Republican	Yea
Manly Barton	Republican	Yea
Mark Tullos	Republican	Yea
Missy McGee	Republican	Yea
Noah Sanford	Republican	Yea
Price Wallace	Republican	Yea
Randy P. Boyd	Republican	Yea
Randy Rushing	Republican	Yea
Richard Bennett	Republican	Yea
Rob Roberson	Republican	Yea
Sam C. Mims, V	Republican	Yea
Scott DeLano	Republican	Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes	Republican	Yea
Stephen A. Horne	Republican	Yea
Steve Massengill	Republican	Yea
Timmy Ladner	Republican	Yea
Troy Smith	Republican	Yea
Vince Mangold	Republican	Yea
William Tracy Arnold	Republican	Yea

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Passage

February 07, 2019

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	16	0	0	0
Democrat	6	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	29	0	0	1
Total	51	0	0	1
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	2%

How each member voted (52)

Member	Party	Vote
Branning	—	Yea
Browning	—	Yea
Carmichael	—	Yea
Caughman	—	Yea
Dawkins	—	Yea
Doty	—	Yea
Gollott	—	Yea
Horhn	—	Yea
Jolly	—	Yea
Jordan	—	Yea
Massey	—	Yea
McDaniel	—	Yea
Moran	—	Yea
Polk	—	Yea
Tollison	—	Yea
Turner-Ford	—	Yea
Wilemon	—	Yea
Witherspoon	—	Yea
Yeas--Barnett	—	Yea
Blackmon	—	Yea
Clarke	—	Yea
Dearing	—	Yea
Hudson	—	Yea
Jackson G. (15th)	—	Yea
Jackson R. (11th)	—	Yea
Jackson S. (32nd)	—	Yea
Parker	—	Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th)	—	Yea
Simmons W. (13th)	—	Yea
Absent and those Burton	—	Not Voting
Albert Butler	Democrat	Yea
David Blount	Democrat	Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier	Democrat	Yea
Hob Bryan	Democrat	Yea
Percy W. Watson	Democrat	Yea
Sollie B. Norwood	Democrat	Yea
Angela Burks Hill	Republican	Yea
Brice Wiggins	Republican	Yea
Briggs Hopson	Republican	Yea
Chad McMahan	Republican	Yea
Chuck Younger	Republican	Yea
Dean Kirby	Republican	Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr.	Republican	Yea
J. Walter Michel	Republican	Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr.	Republican	Yea
Joey Fillingane	Republican	Yea
Joseph M. Seymour	Republican	Yea
Josh Harkins	Republican	Yea
Kevin Blackwell	Republican	Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol	Republican	Yea
Neil S. Whaley	Republican	Yea
Rita Potts Parks	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology

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Who sponsors SB 2821?: SB 2821 is sponsored by Jackson_(11th), Branning, Doty, Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Moran, and Chuck Younger (Republican).
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Identifier: SB 2821
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 21, 2019
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Doty

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