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SSB 1196
Topics:Business & economy
Same legislation: HF 1
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill prohibits a person from knowingly using or providing false or misleading caller identification information to an Iowa telephone subscriber who is physically located in Iowa. The bill defines “caller identification information” to mean information regarding the origination of the telephone call, such as the name or telephone number of the caller. The bill defines “Iowa telephone subscriber” to mean a person who uses a telephone number with an area code assigned to Iowa, in accordance with the North American numbering plan.
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The bill does not apply to conduct authorized by a law enforcement agency, pursuant to a court order, or under federal law.16, which relates to consumer frauds. _____ investigate, issue subpoenas, and commence civil proceedings seeking restraining orders or injunctions prohibiting persons from engaging in unlawful practices or seeking termination of the business affairs of a person engaging in unlawful practices. In addition, a civil penalty of up to $40,000 per violation may be imposed by a court against a person found to have committed an unlawful practice.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 25, 2019. On February 28, 2019 it recommended indefinite postponement.
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