Ky. House-Senate conference committee recessed Fri. without reach...
Ky. House-Senate conference committee recessed Fri. without reaching agreement on sharply differing no-call telemarketing bills passed by each chamber. Committee will return March 22 for 2-day session to wrap up loose ends before legislature adjourns for year. House and…
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Senate passed differing versions of HB-54. House version would eliminate all current exemptions to state’s no-call telemarketing list and severely punish sellers who used deceptive sweepstakes and other misleading promotions. As amended by Senate, bill would create special no-call list with zero exemptions only for persons 65 years and older, and sweepstakes language was deleted. Conferees agreed to eliminate sweepstakes clauses from bill and greatly reduce number of telemarketer types exempt from current no-call list, but couldn’t agree on whether there should be special zero-exemption list for people of all ages.