Legislation that will toughen the laws against violators who are using skimmers at bank ATMs and other retail outlets to illegally obtain a customer’s financial information was before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning. The sponsor of HB 1050 is Representative Hugh Bartels who says it’s a simple bill to address the problem banks are experiencing. He says it’s a huge issue.
The other part of the bill deals with the chips on credit cards.
The law would make it a class six felony punishable by prison time and a significant fine. ATM skimmer activity has increased 70 percent since 2016 with more sophistication. No action could be taken by the committee until a prison impact statement becomes available to the committee.
(KXLG)