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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 427 expands telemarketing rules to commercial and cellular lines and raises penalties to $20,000
Last action · March 5, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Ontario Tillman
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What This Bill Would Do
Commercial and cellular telephone subscribers may now join Alabama's do-not-call database, and solicitors are barred from using misleading caller ID, calling before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m., or making more than three calls per 24 hours. The measure raises maximum civil penalties and consumer damages from $2,000 to $20,000 per violation, classifies violations as s, and takes effect October 1, 2026.
Residents and businesses receive expanded privacy protections against unwanted calls, while telemarketers face tenfold higher financial penalties and potential civil liability for deceptive practices starting October 1, 2026.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Commercial and Cellular Telephone Subscribers
Subscribers gain eligibility to join the state do-not-call database and statutory protections against restricted call timing and frequency.
Telephone Solicitors and Telemarketers
Solicitors face stricter operating hours, call frequency limits, prohibitions on misleading caller ID, and a tenfold increase in maximum civil penalties and damages.
Alabama Public Service Commission
The commission is authorized to enforce violations across all subscriber types, assess increased civil penalties up to $20,000, and manage the expanded database.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 5, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
Version history
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Expansion Beyond Residential Lines
The bill shifts Alabama telemarketing law from protecting solely residential subscribers to including commercial and cellular subscribers.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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