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IN HB1102

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/4/2018

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Ellington

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB 1102 Summary

  • Defines "executive officer" as a president, chief executive officer, treasurer, or chief financial officer of a company for purposes of telephone solicitation law enforcement.

  • Makes an executive officer of a telephone solicitor, supplier, or caller who violates telephone solicitation requirements liable for a separate deceptive act actionable by the attorney general.

  • Requires the consumer protection division to allow businesses to be included in the quarterly do-not-call telephone listing and to adopt emergency rules by January 1, 2019, with permanent rules by July 1, 2019.

  • Urges the legislative council to assign study topics to an interim committee regarding enforcement of the Indiana Telephone Solicitation Act, regulation of automatic dialing machines, and technology changes related to robocalls, telephone solicitation, and cybersecurity, with a final report due by November 1, 2018.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

Telephone solicitation. Defines "executive officer" for purposes of the telephone solicitation law. Provides that an executive officer of a person that violates the telephone solicitation law commits a separate deceptive act actionable by the consumer protection division. Requires the consumer protection division to amend its rules to allow businesses to be included in the quarterly listing of telephone numbers of persons that request not to be solicited by telephone. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications, or another appropriate interim study committee, the topics of: (1) enforcement of the telephone solicitation

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

1/4/2018

Committee Referrals

Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications1/4/2018

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