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Introduced
02/09/2021
02/09/2021
In Committee
10/27/2021
10/27/2021
Crossed Over
05/26/2021
05/26/2021
Passed
11/17/2021
11/17/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
11/17/2021
11/17/2021
Introduced Session
134th General Assembly
Bill Summary
To amend sections 109.87, 109.88, and 2913.05 of the Revised Code to include within the offense of telecommunications fraud providing misleading or inaccurate caller identification information, allow the Attorney General to prosecute offenses of unauthorized use of property and telecommunications fraud, and prohibit any person, entity, or merchant from violating the federal Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.
AI Summary
This bill amends sections 109.87, 109.88, and 2913.05 of the Ohio Revised Code to:
1. Include within the offense of telecommunications fraud providing misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.
2. Allow the Attorney General to prosecute offenses of unauthorized use of property and telecommunications fraud.
3. Prohibit any person, entity, or merchant from violating the federal Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.
The bill also creates the "Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Fund" to be used by the Attorney General to investigate and enforce violations of the federal acts or the amended state laws. Additionally, it establishes civil penalties for violations and specifies that a violation involving a consumer transaction is considered an unfair or deceptive act under Ohio's consumer protection laws.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (66)
Theresa Gavarone (R)*,
Nickie Antonio (D),
Brian Baldridge (R),
Adam Bird (R),
Bill Blessing (R),
Andrew Brenner (R),
Juanita Brent (D),
Richard Brown (D),
Sara Carruthers (R),
Jerry Cirino (R),
Gary Click (R),
Hearcel Craig (D),
Jeffrey Crossman (D),
Robert Cupp (R),
Alessandro Cutrona (R),
Jay Edwards (R),
Tavia Galonski (D),
Diane Grendell (R),
Bob Hackett (R),
Thomas Hall (R),
Adam Holmes (R),
Jim Hoops (R),
Jay Hottinger (R),
Latyna Humphrey (D),
Marilyn John (R),
Mark Johnson (R),
Terry Johnson (R),
Don Jones (R),
Kyle Koehler (R),
Stephanie Kunze (R),
Laura Lanese (R),
Jeff LaRe (R),
David Leland (D),
Beth Liston (D),
Gayle Manning (R),
Nathan Manning (R),
Riordan McClain (R),
Adam Miller (D),
Joe Miller (D),
Sandy O'Brien (R),
Scott Oelslager (R),
Gail Pavliga (R),
Phil Plummer (R),
Sharon Ray (R),
Bill Reineke (R),
Tracy Richardson (R),
Craig Riedel (R),
Bill Roemer (R),
Mark Romanchuk (R),
Michael Rulli (R),
Allison Russo (D),
Tim Schaffer (R),
Michael Sheehy (D),
Kent Smith (D),
Lisa Sobecki (D),
D.J. Swearingen (R),
Vernon Sykes (D),
Cecil Thomas (D),
Dan Troy (D),
Terrence Upchurch (D),
Thomas West (D),
Andrea White (R),
Shane Wilkin (R),
Steve Wilson (R),
Tom Young (R),
Kenneth Yuko (D),
Last Action
Effective 3/2/22 (on 11/17/2021)
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