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Wisconsin Quarterly Law Update: 38,926 Complaints and a Seventh Circuit Ruling That Hits DNC Texts — Not Voice Robocalls
Wisconsin filed 38,926 Do Not Call complaints in 2025. On July 14, 2026, the Seventh Circuit held that marketing texts are not “telephone calls” under the TCPA’s § 227(c)(5) DNC private right of action. That binds Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. Prerecorded and autodialed voice claims under § 227(b) still pay $500–$1,500.
West Virginia Quarterly Law Update: 13,021 Complaints, 730 per 100,000, and a Mountain TCPA File That Pays the Same $500–$1,500
West Virginia filed 13,021 Do Not Call complaints in 2025 — 730 per 100,000, ahead of several much larger states. Federal TCPA damages of $500–$1,500 apply to every documented illegal call.
Washington Quarterly Law Update: CEMA Damages Dropped to $100 on New Email Suits — Commercial Texts and the TCPA Did Not Go Away
Washington filed 64,053 Do Not Call complaints in 2025 — 827 per 100,000. HB 2274 (June 11, 2026) cut CEMA email-subject-line statutory damages from $500 to $100 and added a knowledge element. Commercial text rules and the federal TCPA $500–$1,500 per illegal call are still in force.
Virginia Quarterly Law Update: STOP Means 10 Years — $500, Then $1,000, Then $5,000 per Violation After January 1, 2026
Virginia’s Telephone Privacy Protection Act amendments took effect January 1, 2026. Texts are in. STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE must be honored for 10 years. Private damages: $500 first violation, $1,000 second, $5,000 each one after that. Willful first or second hits can jump to $5,000. Plus the federal TCPA.
Vermont Quarterly Law Update: A Top-Five DNC Registration State That Still Took Thousands of Complaints
Vermont ranks with New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Kansas among the nation’s highest Do Not Call registration rates. It still filed 4,010 complaints in 2025. Federal TCPA damages of $500–$1,500 apply to every illegal call into 802.
Utah Quarterly Law Update: 227 Million Robocalls, 20,261 Complaints, and $500–$1,500 on Every Illegal Ring Into 801
Utah took 226.5 million robocalls in 2025 and 20,261 Do Not Call complaints. Federal TCPA damages of $500–$1,500 apply to every documented illegal call. The Wasatch Front is not a safe harbor.
Texas Quarterly Law Update: SB 140 Is Live — Texts and Images Count, DTPA Stacks, and 6.11 Billion Robocalls Landed in 2025
Texas is the country’s volume king: 6.11 billion robocalls in 2025, 228,370 Do Not Call complaints. Senate Bill 140 took effect September 1, 2025. Telephone solicitation now includes texts, graphics, and images. Violations route through the DTPA. Federal TCPA damages of $500–$1,500 still stack underneath.
Tennessee Quarterly Law Update: Second-Worst DNC Rate in America, 2.02 Billion Robocalls, and Memphis Still on the National Board
Tennessee ranked second in the United States for Do Not Call complaints per capita in FY 2025 — 1,017 per 100,000, 71,061 complaints. YouMail counted 2.02 billion robocalls. Federal TCPA damages of $500–$1,500 apply to every documented illegal call.
South Dakota Quarterly Law Update: 85 Million Robocalls, 4,902 Complaints, and a Prairie TCPA File Almost Nobody Opens
South Dakota took 85.1 million robocalls in 2025 and 4,902 Do Not Call complaints. Federal TCPA damages of $500–$1,500 apply in Sioux Falls the same way they apply in Dallas. Population is not a defense.
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