A West Virginia legislative committee yesterday began researching the telemarketing do-not-call laws of at least 17 other states in an attempt to develop legislation that’s acceptable to both consumers and the state’s growing telemarketing industry.
Draft legislation is expected to be presented at next month’s meeting of the State Senate Interim Committee, according to Senator Ed Bowman, its chairman.
Earlier in the year, state lawmakers rejected a bill to establish a state-operated telemarketing do-not-call list because of concerns over the state’s ability to enforce the measure on out-of-state telemarketers. The legislation would have required West Virginians to pay $5 each to be placed on the list – which telemarketers could buy for $10 per copy.
Among the current do-not-call laws being reviewed are those of Alabama, Arkansas, Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Oregon, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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