5078-S AMH WALJ BUR 121

SSB 5078 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-1752.1/23) 635

By Representative Walsh

SCOPE AND OBJECT 04/10/2023

On page 6, after line 18 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 9.41 RCW to read as follows:

(1) No person may create, produce, publish, or distribute any commercial advertising content, intended to be displayed in social media, film, or print, that portrays any unlawful use of a firearm under the laws of this state.

(2) The attorney general, or any citizen or resident of this state, may bring a civil action in any superior court within any county of this state where commercial advertising content is created, produced, published, or distributed in violation of this section, to enjoin any ongoing or future violation, and to seek and obtain actual damages, nominal damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs."

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

--- END ---