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Committee approves amended bill to expand do-not-call limits to texts and auto-dialers but some members raise loophole concerns
Summary
The committee adopted the B4 amendment narrowing bases for unlawful trade-practice claims, approved HB 38 65 B as amended to extend time and frequency limits to text-message solicitations and auto-dialers, and flagged debate over a later dash-6 amendment that would expand the definition of "established business relationship."
The Senate Committee advanced House Bill 38 65 B as amended after debate over competing amendments that narrow or broaden exemptions for businesses using text-message solicitations and auto-dialers.
The measure expands Oregon's telephone‑solicitation and automatic‑dialer rules to include text messages, sets allowable calling hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and limits solicitations to three attempts in 24 hours unless an exemption applies. It treats misrepresenting identity or omitting specified disclosures in text‑message solicitations as unlawful trade practices. The bill also permits a caller to rely on a…
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