Capitol Report
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action Oct. 4 and the week beginning Oct. 7. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time, and scheduled to return to session Oct. 21.
October 11, 2019 at 01:00 PM
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Following is a listing of executive and legislative action Oct. 4 and the week beginning Oct. 7. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time, and scheduled to return to session Oct. 21.
Signed Into Law
Gov. Tom Wolf on Oct. 4 signed two bills into law.
House Bill 318 updated the rules governing Pennsylvania's do-not-call list, amending the Telemarketer Registration Act to make enrollment permanent so that renewal is not necessary after five years. The bill also bans phone solicitation on legal holidays and requires robocalls to begin by offering an opt-out to end the call and block future calls. It also allows business telephone subscribers to sign up
State Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Allegheny, sponsored the bill, which was passed unanimously in both houses of the General Assembly.
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