STATE News:SANTA FE ― Tuesday, a bill to prevent telemarketers from calling personal cell phones passed the House Floor unanimously.
House Bill 424, sponsored by Rep. Matthew McQueen (D-Galisteo), would update the language in the Telephone Sales Solicitation section of the Unfair Practices Act to reflect the growing use of cell phones.
“This bill would update the statute to make it clear that these restrictions also apply to cellular phones,” Rep. Matthew McQueen said. “Cell phones belong on the ‘do not call’ list, and I’m pleased to see this bill, which will help prevent these harassing and often fraudulent calls, move forward.”
House Bill 424 would replace “residential subscriber” with “person” and “releases the line” with “discontinue the call.” The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
