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Committee approves bill to cap robocalls to residential households at 10,000 per month
Summary
House Bill 2408 would limit unsolicited automated calls to Tennessee residential households to 10,000 calls per month, require reporting to the Public Utility Commission, and authorize Attorney General enforcement and civil penalties; committee advanced the bill 19-0.
Chairman Baum described HB 2408 as targeting the "annoyance economy," aiming to reduce robocalls and recurring nuisance calls. "What this bill would do is it would limit these kinds of robocalls in Tennessee to no more than 10,000 per month to residential, households," he told the committee, emphasizing that violations would be treated under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.
Members probed enforcement mechanisms: the sponsor said companies would report call volumes to the Tennessee Public Utility Commission and the Attorney General could pursue enforcement with $1,000 penalties per violation. The sponsor also stressed the bill exempts existing business relationships and political calls; members asked about out‑of‑state or foreign callers and whether the law could be enforced against them. The committee voted to advance the measure to government operations.
