NJ A1437

Telecommunications service providers must offer call mitigation technology to all New Jersey subscribers at no additional charge

Call mitigation technology identifies likely robocalls and blocks them, diverts them to voicemail, or prevents completion, while allowing calls from law enforcement, public safety entities, and consented callers

Expands the definition of "telemarketing sales call" to include "autodialed telephone calls" (robocalls), covering calls made by automated dialers, artificial/prerecorded voice messages, and mass text messages (20+ at a time)

Exempts telephone calls and texts made for bona fide political, religious, or charitable purposes by nonprofit organizations from the autodialed telephone call restrictions

Adds new definitions including "prior express consent," "telecommunications service provider," and "telecommunications service" to strengthen consumer protections against unwanted automated calls