The bill HB2498 amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 44-1282 to prohibit sellers, solicitors, or anyone acting on their behalf from initiating outbound text messages to telephone numbers listed on the National Do-Not-Call Registry. This expands the current law, which only addresses outbound telephone solicitation calls, to include text messages, thereby enhancing consumer protections against unwanted communications.

Additionally, the bill makes a technical change by clarifying the civil penalty for violations of this section, specifying that it shall not exceed $1,000 per violation. This change aligns the language with standard monetary formatting. Overall, the bill aims to strengthen the enforcement of do-not-call regulations by explicitly including text messages in the prohibitions.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 44-1282
House Engrossed Version: 44-1282
Chaptered Version: 44-1282