FINAL BILL REPORT

                   SB 6366

                           C 33 L 00

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Prohibiting false advertising through electronic communication.

Sponsors:  Senators Brown, Hochstatter, Roach, Spanel, Shin, Prentice, Costa, Kohl‑Welles, McAuliffe, Fraser, Thibaudeau, B. Sheldon, T. Sheldon, Bauer, Eide, Jacobsen, Gardner, Haugen, Patterson, Rasmussen, Winsley and Oke.

Senate Committee on Energy, Technology & Telecommunications

House Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy

Background:  False or misleading advertising by mail, telephone, or door-to-door contacts is a misdemeanor under state law.

Summary:  False or misleading advertising by electronic communication is clarified as illegal.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 460

House970

Effective:June 8, 2000