Alternative bill could hang up telemarketing ban
Friday, March 21, 2003 | 11:01 a.m.
CARSON CITY -- An alternative bill to block telemarketing calls passed the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee this morning, setting up a political battle over call registries.
Senate Bill 255, sponsored by Randolph Townsend, R-Reno, was amended and passed today. The measure establishes a "do call" registry -- the opposite of a Democratic plan for a "don't call" registry that has already passed the Assembly.
Several business representatives said privately that they hope the political wrangling will result in no registry being created at all.
People who don't want calls from telemarketers don't have to do anything under SB255. Those who want them, would have to sign on to the do-call list. But the bill is different from the Assembly measure in that it provides exemptions for utilities, telecommunications and financial institutions and for pre-existing business relationships.
The bill was amended to exempt charitable organizations from the telemarketing restrictions and to prohibit calls of any kind after 8 p.m.
SB255 now goes to the full Senate.
Meanwhile, Assembly Bill 232, sponsored by Marcus Conklin, D-Las Vegas, will soon arrive at Townsend's Commerce and Labor Committee. Since Townsend has proposed a different bill already, it appears unlikely that his committee will process AB232.
If Townsend's bill arrives in the Democrat-controlled Assembly, it appears unlikely to be processed.
archive
- Most Read
- Discussed
- Most E-mailed
- Freddie Roach talks tough; Manny Pacquiao backs it up
- Live Main Event blog: Cada and Moon set to square off heads-up
- Commercial development in Las Vegas grinding to a halt, analyst says
- Ensign moves out of home on C Street
- County considers suing over travel Web site room taxes
- Cada and Moon emerge as Main Event’s final two
- Cities, county find buying valley homes isn’t easy
- Life in the Limelight: Wayne Newton
- Temperature to hit 80 today in Las Vegas
- UNLV wins hoops scrimmage at Long Beach State
Blogs
The Kats Report
Buchanan was one of the city's truly flamboyant characters
Sports: Upon Further Review
Fight snapshot: Reviewing "24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto," episode 3
The Kats Report
Life in the Limelight: Wayne Newton (4 Comments)
Politics: Ralston's Flash
An entire campaign in one mail piece for Harry Reid (5 Comments)
Miech Again
On the road to Long Beach, UNLV hoops style (13 Comments)
The Kats Report
Vocal strain prompts Wayne Brady to call off 'Making It Up' until 2010 (1 Comment)
The Greene Room
New Mexico soccer player goes MMA on BYU (16 Comments)
Calendar »
- 8 Sun
- 9 Mon
- 10 Tue
- 11 Wed
- 12 Thu
-
76 Trombones + 4 concert at Artemus Ham Hall
Artemus Ham Hall at UNLV | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
-
The Smothers Brothers at The Orleans Showroom
The Orleans Showroom
-
Abbacadabra at The Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton
-
Roy Clark at The South Point Showroom
South Point Showroom
-
Zowie Bowie's Vintage Vegas Show at Monte Carlo
Lance Burton Theater
The Sun
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.
Technorati








