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IN SB0009

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/8/2011

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Zakas

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the telephone "do not call" listing to cover subscribers of interconnected VOIP services, mobile telecommunications services, and prepaid wireless calling services whose numbers are associated with Indiana

  • Broadens the definition of "telephone sales call" to include text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), images, and photographs transmitted for solicitation purposes

  • Makes violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act actionable by the attorney general as deceptive acts under Indiana law, with civil penalties up to $1,000 per consumer for knowing violations

  • Expands the definition of "health care provider" for abandoned health records purposes to include persons licensed, certified, registered, or regulated by health profession boards listed in state statute

  • Requires the Department of Insurance's electronic data collection system for residential mortgage transactions to also cover non-mortgage real estate transactions closed after December 31, 2011, and to collect additional information including purchase prices, loan amounts, and appraisal management company details

Legislative Description

Consumer protection matters.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

3/28/2011

Full Bill Text

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