UPDATE 6/23/2021
Governor Cuomo announced today that he would allow the state of emergency to expire on June 24, 2021.
UPDATE 5/27/2021
On May 25, Governor Cuomo extended the state of emergency through June 24, 2021.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Monday that places new restrictions on telemarketers calling residents of that state. The Nuisance Call Act is designed to close loopholes in the state’s existing telemarketing legislation, which was originally passed in 2001.
As we previously noted, the Pennsylvania state legislature passed a bill enacting new restrictions on robocalls. Now governor Tom Wolf has signed that bill into law.
The office of Curtis T. Hill, Attorney General for the state of Indiana, has issued an opinion that clarifies certain aspects of new telemarketing regulations passed by the state legislature. Most notably, the AG sets forth some exemptions to the telemarketing registration requirements run that legislation.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation into law that is designed to address fraudulent robocalls.
The Pennsylvania state legislature passed a new bill, HR-318, that introduces a number of new restrictions for robocalls. The most notable is that it now extends the state-level Do Not Call List protections in perpetuity. Previously, those protections only lasted for five years unless renewed.
Effective July 1, 2019, the state of Mississippi has enacted emergency rules that modify their Telephone Solicitation Act. The changes to Mississippi's DNC Registry will impact telemarketing to both residential and business numbers. Expect an increase in civil penalties for violations.
By a vote of 46-1, the Washington State Senate has passed a new, strict data protection bill. The bill will now move to the Washington House of Representatives for their consideration. The text of this bill is very similar to the European Union’s GDPR that took effect last year.
