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House Bill 18

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Last Action	recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to automated or recorded political telephone messages.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	79
Sponsors	J. Higdon, D. Butler, C. Hoffman, R. Nelson
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to prohibit use of automated calling equipment or recorded political telephone messages from or by a political party or campaign; make use of such equipment for communicating political messages by a political party or campaign a Class B misdemeanor; provide that each prohibited automated call or recorded political message shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than $5,000; provide that an injured person may bring a cause of action for damages up to the amount of actual damages or $1,000 whichever is greater.
Index Headings of Original Version	Communications - Automated calling equipment or recorded political messages by a party or campaign, use prohibited Public Utilities - Automated calling equipment or recorded political messages by a party or campaign, use prohibited Crimes and Punishments - Automated equipment or recorded political messages, use of subject to penalty and recover of damages
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1

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08/29/08	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
09/24/08	To: Interim Joint Committee on State Government
01/06/09	introduced in House
01/07/09	to Labor & Industry (H)
02/03/09	posting waived posted in committee
02/05/09	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/06/09	2nd reading, to Rules
02/12/09	recommitted to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 367.46955 to include prerecorded political messages in prohibited telephone solicitations for persons on the Do Not Call Registry; amend 367.46951 to define prerecorded political messages.
Index Headings	Communications - Automated calling equipment or recorded political messages by a party or campaign, use prohibited Public Utilities - Automated calling equipment or recorded political messages by a party or campaign, use prohibited Crimes and Punishments - Automated equipment or recorded political messages, use of subject to penalty and recover of damages

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