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CA AB3007

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2020

Primary Sponsor

Edwin Chau

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Redefines "automatic dialing-announcing devices" to include equipment that stores and automatically calls or texts telephone numbers, generates numbers randomly or sequentially, or makes calls with artificial/prerecorded voice or prewritten text messages, without significant human involvement.

  • Repeals authorization for automatic dialing-announcing devices to make calls based on established business relationships or recipient's request; requires prior express consent from the person called.

  • Establishes a presumption of consent for calls using automatic dialing-announcing devices made to registered voter lists for live-voice communications about voting in elections, with easy revocation options.

  • Allows any person to revoke consent to receive such calls at any time and in any reasonable manner, regardless of the context in which consent was originally provided.

  • Prohibits automatic dialing-announcing device calls between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. California time and maintains requirement that an agent or telemarketer be available for answered calls.

Legislative Description

Telecommunications: automatic dialing-announcing devices: call mitigation technology.

Last Action

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

6/2/2020

Committee Referrals

Appropriations5/5/2020
Communications and Conveyance3/5/2020

Full Bill Text

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