North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H520: Abuse and Deception by Telemarketers.
Status: In committee, May 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act to address abuse of privacy and acts of deception from telemarketers by displaying phone numbers that are fraudulent and misrepresentative of the actual caller.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ADDRESS ABUSE OF PRIVACY AND ACTS OF DECEPTION FROM TELEMARKETERS BY DISPLAYING PHONE NUMBERS THAT ARE FRAUDULENT AND MISREPRESENTATIVE OF THE ACTUAL CALLER. Whereas, the citizens and businesses of North Carolina claim the right of privacy and exclusive use of the phone lines and numbers for which they contract for; and Whereas, the citizens and businesses of North Carolina claim a right of privacy and enjoyment of that privacy from telemarketers who spoof, or otherwise disguise their actual phone numbers, preventing the receiving phone from identifying who is calling, and Whereas, the citizens and businesses of North Carolina claim some telemarketers are violating these rights and fraudulently displaying numbers which are assigned to other people, assigned to various businesses, using numbers that are not assigned to anyone (including the caller), or made up combinations of numbers and letters to disguise the real identification of the caller; Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 75-100 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: "(10) A telephone number is the property of a telephone subscriber, subject to the terms and conditions of the subscriber's contract with a telephone carrier." SECTION 2. G.S. 75-102(i) reads as rewritten: "(i) No telephone solicitor or its agent shall cause misleading information to …
Sponsors
- Brody, Mark (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- Bell, John R. (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Dahle, Allison A. (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Gable, Wyatt (R, 14) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92)
- Budd, Laura (D, 103)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
- Colvin, Mike (D, 42)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Special Message Received From House
- : Special Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 05/07/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Abuse and Deception by Telemarketers. Second Reading (May 7, 2025): 112 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: INFRASTRUCTURE, TELESERVICES, PUBLIC, COMMUNICATIONS, FRAUD, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CRIMES, ADVERTISING & MARKETING
Common questions
- What is H520?
- H520 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Abuse and Deception by Telemarketers.
- What does H520 do?
- In its own words: An act to address abuse of privacy and acts of deception from telemarketers by displaying phone numbers that are fraudulent and misrepresentative of the actual caller.
- What is the status of H520?
- In committee as of May 7, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored H520?
- Brody, Mark (R, 55), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H520?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H520
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