Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 22 R · 4 D cosponsors

AB 147 — Relating to: caller ID spoofing, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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The amendment to Assembly Bill 147 clarifies the definition of "caller identification record" and outlines provisions related to how telecommunications providers can block certain types of calls. It specifically allows providers to prevent calls that may be misleading or fraudulent from reaching consumers. This matters because it strengthens the overall goal of the bill, which is to combat caller ID spoofing and enhance consumer protection against telemarketing fraud.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0304/1 MCP:ahe ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 147 September 10, 2019 - Offered by Representative ANFELIPPO.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-1615/1 MCP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 147 April 1, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives S ANFELIPPO, KITCHENS, FIELDS, H AYWOOD , ALLWEG , BORN, RANDTJEN , BROOKS, CONSIDINE, ROWLEY , UCHOW , E DMING, GUNDRUM , AGLER , KERKMAN , NODL , RUG , UGLITSCH , ULP, KURTZ, M AGNAFICI, M EYERS, M URPHY , M URSAU, M YERS, N EYLON , OHNSTAD , OTT, P LUMER , QUINN, R OHRKASTE , SCHRAA , SHANKLAND , SINICKI, SKOWRONSKI , S NYDER, SPIROS, TEFFEN , SUBECK, SUMMERFIELD , C.TAYLOR , ITTL, TUSLER, V ANDERM EER, VORPAGEL , VRUWINK , WICHGERS, ZIMMERMAN and T HIESFELDT, cosponsored by Senators K OOYENGA , ROTH, BERNIER , CARPENTER, COWLES , C RAIG, ACQUE , APENGA , MARKLEIN , MILLE, NASS, OLSEN, SMITH, L.TAYLOR, W ANGGAARD and W IRCH.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection.
A N A CT to renumber 100.52 (6);
to amend 100.52 (10) (a) and 100.52 (10) (b);
and to create 100.52 (1) (bd), 100.52 (4) (a) 4., 100.52 (4) (a) 5., 100.52 (6) (c), 100.52 (10) (c) and 100.523 of the statutes;
relating to:
caller ID spoofing, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill prohibits caller identification (ID) spoofing.
Under the bill, no person may knowingly transmit misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.
The bill also prohibits telephone solicitors from knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information for any purpose, except that the telephone solicitor may transmit the name of the seller on whose behalf the telemarketing call is placed and the seller's customer service telephone number, if an individual may call that number to make a do-not-call request during regular business hours.
The bill creates an exemption for transmissions in connection with authorized activities of law enforcement agencies or a court order specifically authorizing the use of caller ID manipulation.
In addition, the bill prohibits a telephone solicitor from blocking the transmission of caller identification information.
A person who violates any of these prohibitions is subject to a civil forfeiture of $100 to $10,000.
The bill also provides that a telecommunications provider may block calls so that they do not reach the called party if the originating number is not valid;
is not allocated to a provider;
or is confirmed by the provider to be unused.
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1615/1 MCP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 147 For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
100.52 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
100.52 (1) (bd) “Caller identification record” has the meaning given in s.
100.525 (1) (a).
SECTION 2.
100.52 (4) (a) 4.
of the statutes is created to read:
100.52 (4) (a) 4.
When making a telephone solicitation, block the transmission of a caller identification record.
SECTION 3.
100.52 (4) (a) 5.
of the statutes is created to read:
100.52 (4) (a) 5.
When making a telephone solicitation, knowingly transmit a misleading or inaccurate caller identification record, except that a telephone solicitor or an employee or contractor of a telephone solicitor may transmit the name of the seller on whose behalf the telephone solicitation is being made and the seller's customer service telephone number, if an individual may call that number to make a do-not-call request during regular business hours.
SECTION 4.
100.52 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 100.52 (6) (a).
SECTION 5.
100.52 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
100.52 (6) (c) Subsection (4) (a) 5.
does not apply to the transmission of a caller identification record in connection with the authorized activity of a law enforcement agency or a court order that specifically authorizes the manipulation of a caller identification record.
SECTION 6.
100.52 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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LRB-1615/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - MCP:amn SECTION 6 ASSEMBLY BILL 147 100.52 (10) (a) Except as provided in par.
(b) or (c)on who violates this section may be required to forfeit $100 for each violation.
SECTION 7.
100.52 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.52 (10) (b) A telephone solicitor that violates sub.
(4) (amay beo 3.
required to forfeit not more than $100 for each violation.
SECTION 8.
100.52 (10) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
100.52 (10) (c) A telephone solicitor that violates sub.
(4) (a) 4.
or 5.
shall be required to forfeit not less than $100 and not more than $10,000 for each violation.
SECTION 9.
100.523 of the statutes is created to read:
100.523 Caller identification spoofing;
call blocking.
(1) DEFINITIONS.
In this section:
(a) “Caller identification record” has the meaning given in s.
100.525 (1) (a).
(b) “North American Numbering Plan” means the integrated telephone numbering plan that serves multiple North American countries and territories and that is regulated by the federal communications commission.
(c) “Telecommunications service” has the meaning given in s.
196.01 (9m).
(2) PROHIBITION.
Except as provided under sub.
(3), no person may, in connection with any telecommunications service, knowingly transmit a misleading or inaccurate caller identification record with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.
(3) E XEMPTION.
The prohibition under sub.
(2) does not apply to the transmission of a caller identification record in connection with the authorized activity of a law enforcement agency or a court order that specifically authorizes the manipulation of a caller identification record.
- 2020 Legislature - 4 - LRB-1615/1 MCP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 147 SECTION 9 (4) CALL BLOCKING.
(a) A telecommunications service provider may block the following types of calls so that they do not reach a called party:
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delete the material beginning with “In this section:" and ending with ““Caller identification record"” on line 12 and substitute “In this section, “caller identification record””.
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“S ECTION 10m.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) The legislature recognizes that telecommunications providers have the ability to block voice calls consistent with federal law and rules promulgated by the LRBa0304/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - MCP:ahe federal communications commission, in particular rule FCC 17-151, adopted November 16, 2017, which provides the following:
(a) A telecommunications provider may block the following types of calls so that they do not reach a called party:
1.
A voice call purporting to originate from a North American Numbering Plan number that is not valid;
A voice call purporting to originate from any of the following:
a valid North American Numbering Plan number that is not allocated to a provider;
a.
or a valid North American Numbering Plan number that is allocated to a provider but that is not used, if the provider blocking the calls is the provider to which the number is allocated and confirms that the number is not used, or if the provider blocking the calls obtains verifications from the provider to which the number is allocated that the number is not used.
A North American Numbering Plan number that is not valid.
b.
A valid North American Numbering Plan number that is not allocated to a provider.
c.
A valid North American Numbering Plan number that is allocated to a provider but that is not used, if the provider blocking the calls is the provider to which the number is allocated and confirms that the number is not used, or if the provider blocking the calls obtains verifications from the provider to which the number is allocated that the number is not used.
(c) For purposes of this subsection, a provider may rely on caller identification information to determine the purported originating number without regard to whether the call in fact originated from that number.”.
(c) For purposes of this subsection, a provider may rely on caller identification information to determine the purported originating number without regard to whether the call in fact originated from that number.
(5) RULES.
The department may promulgate rules to administer and enforce this section.
(6) ENFORCEMENT .
The department shall investigate violations of this section and may bring an action for temporary or permanent injunctive or other relief for any violation of this section.
(7) PENALTY.
A person who violates sub.
(2) shall be required to forfeit not less than $100 and not more than $10,000 for each violation.
SECTION 10.Effective date.
LRB-1615/1 - 2020 Legislature - 5 - MCP:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 147 S ECTION10 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th month following publication.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  7. Read a third time and passed

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules

  13. Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  14. Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  16. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  17. Executive action taken

  18. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo

  19. Public hearing held

  20. Fiscal estimate received

  21. Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  22. Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kitchens, Fields, Haywood, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Considine, Crowley, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Kerkman, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Neylon, Ohnstad, Ott, Plumer, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Roth, Bernier, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Jacque, Kapenga, Marklein, Miller, Nass, Olsen, Smith, L. Taylor, Wanggaard and Wirch

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Who sponsors AB 147?
AB 147 is sponsored by Sanfelippo, Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Fields, Ballweg, Born, Mark (Republican), Brandtjen, Considine, Crowley, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Edming, Jagler, John (Republican), Kerkman, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Kuglitsch, Kulp, Magnafici, Meyers, Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Myers, Neylon, Adam (Republican), Ohnstad, Ott, Plumer, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Rohrkaste, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Skowronski, Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Tittl, Paul (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Thiesfeldt, Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Haywood, Kalan (Democrat), and Gundrum, Rick (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 147?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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