House File 2485 HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, REGULATION AND LABOR (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 546) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the telemarketing provisions of the consumer 2 fraud Act, and applying remedies and penalties. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5186HV 80 5 rh/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 714.16, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsections: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 16. A violation of the federal 1 4 Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, 15 1 5 U.S.C. } 6101 et seq., and regulations adopted pursuant to the 1 6 Act, is an unlawful practice. 1 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. A violation of the federal Telephone 1 8 Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. } 227, and regulations 1 9 adopted pursuant to the Act, is an unlawful practice. 1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill amends Code section 714.16, Iowa's consumer fraud 1 12 Act, to specify that a violation of either of two federal 1 13 laws, the Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act or the 1 14 Telephone Consumer Protection Act, is considered an unlawful 1 15 practice and is subject to civil enforcement, penalties, and 1 16 fines under the Iowa consumer fraud Act. Both federal laws 1 17 authorize the implementation of a national do=not=call 1 18 registry for persons who want to be free from unwanted 1 19 telephone solicitations. 1 20 LSB 5186HV 80 1 21 rh/sh/8 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35