DeSantis Signs Fla. Telephone Solicitation, Pole Regulation, Drones Bills

A bill amending the Florida Telemarketing Act to prohibit calls outside the hours 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and requiring consumers' prior express written consent before automated calls are transmitted to a caller are among the three telecom bills Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed Tuesday. Also signed was SB-1944, which gives the Florida Public Service Commission authority to reverse preempt the FCC on regulating pole attachments and mediating disputes. Florida is the 23rd state to enact such a law (see 2104280054). DeSantis also signed a bill prohibiting police from using drones to collect evidence of violations (see 2101260009).