1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; exempting a disabled veterans organization from the 
1.3 	prohibition on use of an automatic dialing device in certain situations;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325E.27.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325E.27, is amended to read:
1.7 	325E.27 USE OF PRERECORDED OR SYNTHESIZED VOICE MESSAGES.
1.8 	A caller shall not use or connect to a telephone line an automatic dialing-announcing 
1.9 	device unless: (1) the subscriber has knowingly or voluntarily requested, consented 
1.10 	to, permitted, or authorized receipt of the message; or (2) the message is immediately 
1.11 	preceded by a live operator who obtains the subscriber's consent before the message is 
1.12 	delivered. This section and section 325E.30 do not apply to (1) messages from school 
1.13 	districts to students, parents, or employees, (2) messages to subscribers with whom the 
1.14 	caller has a current business or personal relationship, ~~or~~ (3) messages advising employees 
1.15 	of work schedules, or (4) messages from a congressionally chartered disabled veterans 
1.16 	organization in this state, when used for collecting donations.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009.