Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN-HENDON-SMITH-MADIGAN,L, VIVERITO AND OBAMA. House Sponsors: REITZ-FRANKS-GARRETT-HOFFMAN-DAVIS,MONIQUE Short description: TELEPHONE SOLICIT-CELLULAR Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Telephone Solicitations Act. Provides that it is a violation of the Act to make or cause to be made a telephone solicitation call to any cellular phone. Effective on January 1, 2003. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts text of original bill. Provides that it is a violation of the Telephone Solicitations Act to make or cause to be made a telephone solicitation call to any cellular phone unless the solicitor knows that the person receiving the call will not have to pay any charges or fees for receiving the call. Effective January 1, 2003. FISCAL NOTE (Attorney General Office) Fiscal impact is unknown, but is not believed to be measurable. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that it is a violation of the Telephone Solicitations Act to knowingly make or knowingly cause to be made, rather than to make or to cause to be made, a telephone solicitation call to any cellular phone unless the solicitor knows that the person receiving the call will not have to pay any charges or fees for receiving the call. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 220 ILCS 5/5-109 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 5-109 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Exempts commercial mobile radio service (cell-phone) providers from certain reporting requirements. Also exempts them from the requirement that all reports made to the Commission shall be open to public inspection. Includes technical corrections. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status