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Committee hears HB 3865 to add text messages to robocall rules; debate centers on consent and do-not-call conflicts
Summary
The Senate Committee on Rules held a public hearing on HB 3865, a bill that would add text messages to Oregon's telephone-solicitation rules and limit solicitations to 8 a.m.–8 p.m. and three contacts in 24 hours.
The Senate Committee on Rules held a public hearing on House Bill 3865, a measure to add text messages to Oregon's existing rules on telephone solicitations and automatic dialing devices and to set time and frequency limits on solicitations.
Representative Nathan Sosa, sponsor, said the bill "adds text messages to our existing and long standing laws regarding robocalls and telephone solicitations" and would limit solicitations to three times in 24 hours and to the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The bill exempts established business relationships, debt collectors subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, public safety and law enforcement agencies, school districts and replies to messages received. The A-engrossed version originally included additional bases for…
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