PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1223
PRINTER'S NO. 2580
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1061
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCHROEDER, TURZAI, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BERNSTINE,
BIZZARRO, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DeLUCA, FREEMAN, GREGORY, HERSHEY,
KAUFFMAN, LONGIETTI, McNEILL, MENTZER, MILLARD, B. MILLER,
MURT, NEILSON, PICKETT, POLINCHOCK, SAMUELSON, STAATS,
STRUZZI, TOPPER, WARNER, WARREN, WHEELAND, MALAGARI AND
NELSON, APRIL 5, 2019
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), entitled
"An act providing for registration requirements for
telemarketers and for powers and duties of the Office of
Attorney General," further providing for unwanted telephone
solicitation calls prohibited.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5.2(k) of the act of December 4, 1996
(P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act,
is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 5.2. Unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited.
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(k) Investigation, enforcement and reporting.--
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(4) The Attorney General shall establish ongoing
communication with the Department of Aging in order to ensure
that consumers who are at least 60 years of age have access
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to information regarding the prevention of potential patterns
of financial exploitation. The Attorney General shall
coordinate with the Secretary of Aging to determine the most
effective and efficient manner in which information shall be
shared, while ensuring strict adherence to rules of
confidentiality. THE SHARING OF INFORMATION SHALL EXCLUDE ANY
DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE DEEMED PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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