Senate Sponsors: JACOBS. Short description: TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that the language prohibiting a person engaged in telephone solicitation from obtaining or submitting for payment without the person's express written consent any item of negotiable paper drawn on a person's account or on a bond does not apply to the following: a publicly traded corporation, a retail company whose parent company is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Secretary of State, or a sale by a retailer soliciting from a consumer with whom the retailer has an existing business relationship. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status