THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY COX, AUMENT, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, BOYD, BROOKS, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, CUTLER, DEASY, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, GABLER, GEIST, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, HAHN, HARHAI, HARKINS, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KULA, MAJOR, MALONEY, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, O'NEILL, PETRARCA, PETRI, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REESE, REICHLEY, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIMMONS, STERN, SWANGER, TAYLOR, TOEPEL, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WHITE, COHEN, HESS, GILLESPIE, GILLEN, DENLINGER, MIRABITO, MILNE, D. COSTA, ROCK, K. SMITH, BEAR AND STEPHENS, FEBRUARY 1, 2011

AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAY 24, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), entitled

"An act providing for registration requirements for

telemarketers and for powers and duties of the Office of

Attorney General," further providing for unlawful acts and

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penalties and for unwanted telephone solicitation calls

prohibited.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 5.2(c) of the act of December 4, 1996

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(P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act,

amended September 12, 2003 (P.L.105, No.22), is amended to read:

Section 1.  Section 5(a) of the act of December 4, 1996

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(P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act,

is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

Section 5.  Unlawful acts and penalties.

(a)  Acts enumerated.--The following acts are prohibited:

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(10)  Conducting telemarketing on a legal holiday.

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Section 2.  Section 5.2(c) of the act, amended September 12,

2003 (P.L.105, No.22), is amended to read:

Section 5.2.  Unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.

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(c)  Duration.--A listing on a do-not-call list shall be

maintained [for a minimum of five years from the date of the

enrollment or] until the telephone number is no longer valid for

the residential or wireless telephone subscriber[, whichever

occurs first] or until the subscriber requests to have the

telephone number removed from the list.

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Section 2 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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