Since the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, which narrowly interpreted the dialing technologies that are considered an automated telephone dialing system (ATDS) regulated by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), state legislators have responded by adopting broader versions of laws requiring consent for telephonic sales calls, texts, and voicemails. This Special Report discusses the state laws often called “mini-TCPA laws,” including amendments adopted in 2024 to the Maryland and Utah laws, and steps that businesses that send automated text messages, calls, or voicemails should take in response.
