1427-S AMH DYEM MCPH 087

SHB 1427 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-1604.2/23) 416

By Representative Dye

NOT CONSIDERED 01/02/2024

On page 8, line 30 of the striking amendment, after "(5)" insert "The attorney general's office must notify the department of labor and industries if a solar energy contractor is the subject of three or more consumer protection complaints in a one-year period. The attorney general's office must investigate the complaints and then notify the department of labor and industries once the investigation is completed. Upon notification by the attorney general's office, the department of labor and industries must initiate a proceeding that affords an appropriate level of due process to temporarily suspend the solar energy contractor's license for a period that is the lesser of 90 days or until the attorney general's office completes the investigation of the complaints. The department of labor and industries may write rules for such proceedings to the extent that existing law does not provide such authority. If the solar energy contractor does not hold a license under the purview of the department of labor and industries, the attorney general's office must consider filing legal action to enforce the provisions of this chapter and other state law to help keep the Washington marketplace free of unfair and deceptive practices.

(6)"

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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