A Republican senator pushed a bill increasing protections for identity theft victims.
By: Scott Kanowsky
State Capitol Bureau
Identity theft and consumer protection were sold by one Republican senator Tuesday.
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Wrap: Wentzville Republican Senator Scott Rupp defended his identity theft bill to the Senate Commerce committee.
The bill would prevent credit companies from releasing some information about identity theft victims.
Rupp says complaints from Missourians have been growing.
Actuality:
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Description: "People are coming forth with 'Hey this happened to me and, my gosh it, was so hard for me to get my credit back because of all this negative information so I want to stop someone from having access to my information.' So now we're saying, 'Hey if you were a victim, if it's false, you shouldn't be reporting it."
The committee did not take further action on the bill.
From the State Capitol, I'm Scott Kanowsky.
A Republican senator urged the Senate Commerce committee to support a bill protecting credit customers.
Wrap: "Common sense."
That's how Wentzville Republican senator Scott Rupp described a bill protecting some information of identity theft victims.
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Description: "It's something that everyone...it's a common sense issue that everyone's like, 'You know what it's common sense especially in the day and age in which we live in."
Rupp added identity theft has been on the rise over the last several years.
The Senate Commerce committee met to discuss the bill Tuesday, but Rupp says he does not expect much opposition.
The committee did not take action on the bill.