Washington State House Passes Robocalls Bill

The Washington state House voted 96-0 Monday to pass a robocalls bill to expand state protections. Lawmakers supported HB-1051, which would ban automatically dialed calls to any telephone number on the federal do not call list that has a Washington area code or is registered to a state resident. Also, the bill would create a private right of action and would “extend liability to those persons who provide substantial assistance or support in the origination and transmission of robocalls.” The bill goes to the Senate.