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HB 3052

Allows businesses to register for the No-Call List

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Lisa Durnell

Missouri HB 3052 expands no-call protections to include business subscribers by creating a state no-call database and requiring telemarketers to check it before dialing.

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Bill Summary · HB 3052

Overview

Missouri HB 3052, introduced in the 2026 session, would expand the state’s no-call protections to include certain business entities. It repeals five existing sections and enacts five new sections related to the state no-call list, clarifying definitions, establishing a state database, and outlining rules for telemarketing practices. The bill is designed to help both residential and business subscribers avoid unwanted telemarketing by creating a centralized objection list.

Main purpose and intent

  • To extend no-call protections beyond residential subscribers to include business subscribers that subscribe to telephone or similar services for primarily business use.
  • To create, maintain, and regulate a Missouri state no-call database used to track objections to telephone solicitations.
  • To ensure telemarketers can access the no-call list to avoid calling numbers listed by residential and business subscribers.

Key provisions and changes

Definitions (407.1095)

  • Redefines and clarifies terms, including:
    • “Business subscriber”: a business or entity subscribing to telephone, wireless, or similar service for business use.
    • “Residential subscriber”: remains the consumer-focused category.
    • “Telephone solicitation”: broad coverage (voice, fax, SMS, MMS) with specified exemptions (e.g., with prior invitation, ongoing business relationships, certain charities, regulatory contexts, or licensed professionals responding to referrals).

Prohibition on solicitations (407.1098)

  • Prohibits any telephone solicitation to residential or business subscribers in Missouri who have objected to receiving solicitations, consistent with the existing framework for residential do-not-call protections.

State no-call database and rules (407.1101)

  • Establishes the attorney general’s authority to create and operate a state no-call database listing numbers of subscribers who object to solicitations.
  • Rules to govern:
    • How subscribers can register objections (no cost), the duration of objections, handling of number changes, collection methods, and access by solicitators (including any associated costs).
    • How entities requesting access to the database must obtain the information to avoid calling listed numbers.
    • Procedures for adding numbers from national do-not-call lists if applicable.
    • Use limitations: data used only for compliance with no-call provisions and not treated as public records.
    • Annual/lifecycle steps to incorporate numbers from national do-not-call lists (April, July, October, January).
    • Funding: use of general revenue and merchandising practices fund for database operations.
    • Rulemaking safeguards: compliance with Missouri’s administrative rulemaking process (Ch. 536).

Prohibition on caller ID blocking (407.1104)

  • Telemarketers must identify themselves at the start of a solicitation.
  • Prohibits knowingly blocking or circumventing a subscriber’s caller ID service.

Advisory group and educational outreach (407.1110)

  • Establishes an advisory group with government entities, telecoms, businesses, and consumer advocates to develop and promote educational literature about telephone solicitations.
  • Requires dissemination of information through telecom providers and the attorney general’s website.
  • Enables agreements with telecom companies to help distribute educational literature.
  • Information provided to help subscribers understand their rights to be on the no-call list and how to register, with materials available by January 1, 2001 (per the bill's timeline, though the date appears pre-dated and likely intended as a reference point for the program’s initial rollout).

Who would be affected

  • Residential subscribers: maintained protections against unwanted solicitations, with clearer mechanisms to opt out via the new state database.
  • Business subscribers: would gain similar protections and could register their numbers for no-call status, limiting business-to-business and consumer-targeted telemarketing.
  • Telemarketers and solicitors: must consult the state no-call database to avoid contacting numbers on the list; face penalties or enforcement for violations.
  • State Attorney General and contractors: responsible for operating the no-call database, enforcing compliance, and disseminating educational materials.

Procedural and timeline considerations

  • The bill would establish the database and related rules through the attorney general’s office, with rulemaking under Missouri’s administrative procedures.
  • Subsection 5 of 407.1101 encourages updating the state list with numbers from national do-not-call databases quarterly (April, July, October, January).
  • Education and outreach materials are to be developed and distributed, with internet availability for subscriber information on rights and registration methods.
  • The bill references a January 1, 2001 deadline for educational literature dissemination, which appears to be an original baseline date; current implementation would follow the enacted timeline and subsequent updates.

Potential impact

  • Expanded consumer protection by enabling business subscribers to opt out of solicitations, potentially reducing unsolicited telemarketing to both business and residential lines.
  • Increased compliance burden on telemarketers who must verify against the state no-call database and implement proper caller identification.
  • Enhanced enforcement capability for the Missouri Attorney General to regulate and manage telemarketing practices and protect consumers from unwanted calls.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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