The Missouri Senate passed a bill to make it a crime for telemarketers to call Missourians who don't want to be called. Renny MacKay has more from Jefferson City. The bill would force the Attorney General to make a list of Missourians who do not want to be called by telemarketers. Any telemarketer who then calls a person on this list can be fined 5 thousand dollars per call. Jerry Howard is the bill's sponsor.
Phone calls initiated by the customer are also exempt.
From the state capitol, I'm Renny MacKay. Renny MacKay has more from Jefferson City. But, for several hours Republicans and Democrats debated 14 proposed amendments. Jerry Howard is the bill's sponsor. He says several of the amendments were worthwhile, but there was also a lot of stalling.