03/31/2011 02:00 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

                SB  40-USE OF RECORDED MESSAGES                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
2:04:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR EGAN announced SB 40 to be up for consideration.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MENARD moved to adopt CSSB 40( ), labeled 27-LS0374\D.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR EGAN objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHRISTINE  MARASIGAN,  staff  to Senator  Meyer,  explained  that                                                               
number  (4)(A)-(E)  on page  2,  lines  3-11  of version  I  were                                                               
eliminated  in version  D.  The  reason for  the  change is  that                                                               
during  the last  committee  hearing the  ACLU  pointed out  that                                                               
certain types  of speech were  either favored or  disfavored, and                                                               
eliminating  (A)  through  (E)  is   saying  that  all  of  these                                                               
robocalls  will  be  treated  the   same  under  this  particular                                                               
section.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
They then  changed exemptions later  on in  section 4 on  page 3,                                                               
lines 3-6, to include utility  companies and any group with which                                                               
there is  a membership.  This issue  was brought  to them  by the                                                               
AFLCIO who  pointed out  that union  members like  to be  able to                                                               
communicate with membership using robocalls.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There  were a  few  other technical  fixes  with renumbering  for                                                               
conformity.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR EGAN  removed his  objection and version  D was  before the                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MENARD moved  to report CSSB 40(  ), labeled 27-LS0374\D,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s). There were no objections and it was so ordered.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
2:08:52 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease from 2:08:52 PM to 2:10:24 PM.