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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting telemarketers from transmitting misleading |
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caller identification information or otherwise misrepresenting the |
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origin of a telemarketing call. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 304.151, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A telemarketer may not: |
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(1) interfere with or circumvent the capability of a |
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caller identification service or device to access or provide to the |
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recipient of the telemarketing call any information regarding the |
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call that the service or device is capable of providing; [or] |
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(2) fail to provide caller identification information |
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in a manner that is accessible by a caller identification service or |
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device, if the telemarketer is capable of providing the information |
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in that manner; or |
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(3) cause misleading information to be transmitted to |
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a recipient's caller identification service or device or to |
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otherwise misrepresent the origin of a telemarketing call. |
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(c) A telemarketer does not violate Subsection (b)(3) if the |
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telemarketer substitutes the name and telephone number of the |
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person on whose behalf the call is made for the telemarketer's name |
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and telephone number. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |