A bill to repeal 1913 PA 206, entitled “An act to declare telephone lines and telephone companies within this state to be common carriers; to regulate the telephone business; to confer certain powers, duties, and responsibilities on the public service commission; to provide for the consolidation of telephone lines and telephone companies; to prohibit certain uses of telephone lines and telephone equipment; to regulate persons using telephone lines and telephone equipment; to prescribe a penalty for the violation of this act; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts on specific dates,” (MCL 484.125).
Senate Bills 351-55 create strict regulations and enforcement mechanisms for telephone solicitations in Michigan, aiming to protect consumers—particularly vulnerable individuals—from unwanted, deceptive, or abusive telemarketing practices.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
