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MI SB0701

Bill

Status

Passed

9/25/2009

Primary Sponsor

Randy Richardville

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Origin

Senate

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the 1971 Home Solicitation Sales Act to update definitions of terms used in regulating home solicitation sales and telephone solicitation practices

  • Defines "home solicitation sale" as a sale of goods or services exceeding $25.00 initiated through personal, telephonic, or written solicitation at a buyer's residence, with specific exemptions for preexisting accounts, business establishments, licensed insurance agents, and printed advertisements

  • Excludes loans, deposits, trust accounts from federally insured depository institutions and extensions of credit under six specified lending acts from the definition of goods or services in home solicitation sales

  • Updates references to securities laws by including both the 1964 Uniform Securities Act and the 2002 Uniform Securities Act as exclusions from home solicitation sales regulations

  • Establishes definitions for related terms including "business day," "ADAD" (automatic dialing and announcing devices), "do-not-call list," "existing customer," "telephone solicitation," and "telephone solicitor"

Legislative Description

Trade; securities; adoption of new uniform securities act (2002); update uniform securities act references in home solicitation sales statute. Amends sec. 1 of 1971 PA 227 (MCL 445.111).

Trade, securities

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0093'09 With Immediate Effect

9/25/2009

Committee Referrals

Commerce8/19/2009
Banking & Financial Institutions7/15/2009

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