South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3065

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Kirsh
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3017dw05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Definition of commercial solicitation changed

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  House   Prefiled
   12/8/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-70
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-70

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 30-2-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN THE FAMILY PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 2002, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "COMMERCIAL SOLICITATION".

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 30-2-30(3) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 20 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"(3)    'Commercial solicitation' means contact by telephone, mail, or electronic mail for the purpose of selling or marketing a consumer product or service. 'Commercial solicitation' does not include contact by whatever means for the purpose of:

(a)    offering membership in a credit union;

(b)    notification of continuing education opportunities;

(c)    selling or marketing banking, insurance, securities, or commodities services provided by an institution or entity defined in or required to comply with the Federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act, 113 Stat. 1338; or

(d)    contacting persons for political purposes using information on file with state or local voter registration offices;

(e)    selling or marketing real property and real property services;

(f)    contacting persons for charitable contributions; or

(g)    a sale of a service or good which is not completed until after a face-to-face presentation."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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