Bill Text: PA HB861 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further prohibiting unsolicited or misleading commercial or electronic mail messages and facsimiles.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-11 - Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS [HB861 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB861-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 974
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 861 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, BAKER, BEYER, BOYD, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALLY, EVERETT, GEIST, GROVE, M. KELLER, KILLION, MANDERINO, MELIO, MILLER, MILNE, MURT, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, ROSS, SIPTROTH AND VEREB, MARCH 11, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 11, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 16, 2002 (P.L.1810, No.222),
entitled "An act prohibiting certain facsimiles, commercial
electronic transmissions and the use of text, graphic or
image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to
transmit unsolicited commercial messages; imposing penalties;
authorizing the blocking of commercial electronic mail by
interactive computer service; and providing for the powers of
the Attorney General," further prohibiting unsolicited or
misleading commercial or electronic mail messages and
facsimiles.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the act of December 16, 2002
(P.L.1810, No.222), known as the Unsolicited Telecommunication
Advertisement Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 3. Prohibition of unsolicited or misleading commercial
electronic mail messages and faxes.
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(c) Telephone fax machines.--No person may fax or conspire
with another person to fax a commercial electronic mail message
to a telephone fax machine unless the person has been granted
prior express invitation or permission to fax the commercial
electronic mail message, as evidenced by a signed, written
statement that includes the telephone number for the telephone
fax machine to which any commercial electronic mail message may
be sent and clearly indicates the recipient's consent to receive
the commercial electronic mail message from the person.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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