If you live in California, you can make a huge difference by making a single
phone call. You may not think that it does make a difference, but because so few
people actually do it, making a single phone call is really significant.
Protecting Californians from having their home and office fax machines
hijacked by junk fax advertisers is the goal of AB 2944 by Assemblywoman
Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), Kevin Shelley, and Senator Debra Bowen (D-Redondo Beach). Call each of these phone numbers listed below and say the following:
It's easy and quick. And it does make a difference.
These Assemblymembers are on the Assembly B&P committee:
Correa: (916) 319-2069
Wyman: (916) 319-2034
Bogh (916) 319-2065
Cardenas: (916) 319-2039
Cedillo (916) 319-2046
Corbett (916) 319-2018
Kelley (916) 319-2080
Koretz (916) 319-2042
Leach (916) 319-2015
Nation (916) 319-2006
Thomson (916) 319-2008
Papan (916) 319-2019 (sitting in for Cedillo)
Juan Vargas (916) 319-2079 (sitting in for Cedillo)
You should call you own representatives:
Find your Assembly member using
this form
Find your Senator using
this form
Background on the legislation
SB 1358 (Bowen) would bring California into compliance with federal
law.
AB 2820 (Cardenas, Correa, Wyman, Wiggins) and AB 2568 (J. Campbell) seek to
take away your rights and make it easier to junk fax you. That is why they are
opposed by the California Attorney General.
SB
1358 Analysis
This bill brings California into full compliance with the TCPA and
eliminates any potential ambiguity to sue. It is supported by the California
Attorney General among many others and opposed by fax.com.
AB
2820 Analysis
AB 2820 proposes an opt-out scheme that would be in direct conflict with the
federal ban on junk faxes. This bill is supported by fax.com and opposed by the AG. Need we say more?
It would create a conflict between California law and the TCPA since it would
allow faxes until you put yourself on a Do Not FAX list. It only applies to
residential customers. See also this letter
opposed to 2820. The first AB
2820 Analysis has a list of supporters. Notice that the list of supporters
is basically fax.com and fax.com clients. And that the list in opposition is
only the California Attorney General despite the fact that everyone hates junk
faxes. This is because few people knew about the bill since there is no existing
group that would logically organize any opposition. The Congress of California
Seniors is listed, but when they found out what this bill was really about, they
removed their name. This bill passed the Assembly 51-17 on May 29, 2002. The Assembly
floor analysis indicated opposition by the Attorney General and the fact it
would create confusion. But few people read that part and just looked at the
list of Assembly members supporting the bill. Those people thought they were
making the law tougher, not easier. Or see this story
KGO did on 2820 on Jun 5, 2002. AB2820 passed
in the Assembly. Here is the vote.
AB
2568 Analysis
This bill conflicts with the TCPA since it would allow junk faxing with an
established business relationship. It is totally unnecessary. Bowen's bill is
much better to accomplish compliance with the TCPA.
California
bill search
For more in-depth info about each bill, use this form to search for the bill
number above.
VOTES - ROLL CALL
MEASURE: SB 1358
AUTHOR: Bowen
TOPIC: Advertising: facsimile machine.
DATE: 06/25/2002
LOCATION: ASM. B. & P.
MOTION: Do pass.
(AYES 4. NOES 2.) (FAIL)
AYES
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Correa Corbett Koretz Nation
NOES
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Wyman Thomson
ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING
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Bogh Cardenas Vargas Kelley
Leach
