Indiana Robocalls Bill No ‘Silver Bullet,’ Say State AG Officials
Exemptions for financial institutions and others in an Indiana bill to curb robocalls could increase calls consumers receive, Indiana attorney general office officials warned state lawmakers Thursday. The Senate Utilities Committee voted 10-0 for the House-passed HB-1123. The bill would…
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give the AG more tools to stop illegal calls, including by increasing penalties, providing more funding for prosecutors to extradite bad actors, and expanding registration on the state do-not-call list, said AG Director-Government Affairs Parvonay Stover at the livestreamed hearing. But the measure is no “silver bullet,” and the AG office opposes the first section giving exemptions for financial institutions or communications service providers that have an established business relationship with the consumer, said Marguerite Sweeney, senior deputy AG-data privacy and identity theft unit. Banks support the exemption because it lets them tell customers about new products, said Indiana Bankers Association Senior Vice President Dax Denton. The do-not-call law is too restrictive, he said. The carve-outs are good because the state do-not-call law is too strict, said sponsor Rep. Jeff Ellington (D). Exempting communications providers could help spread broadband, he added. Wednesday in Wisconsin, a bipartisan group of 60 state senators and representatives introduced a bill (SB-132) banning caller ID spoofing, with civil penalties of $100 to $10,000. The Wisconsin bill exempts authorized law enforcement activities.