5474 AMH JUD SHEL 06

SB 5474 - H COMM AMD ADOPTED 4-17-8-93

By Committee on Judiciary

     On page 3, after line 32, strike everything through "chapter 19.86 RCW." on page 4, line 6 and insert the following subsection: 

     "(3) ((Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any act)) Except for any unfair practice committed by an employer against an employee or a prospective employee, or any unfair practice in a real estate transaction which is the basis for relief specified in the amendments to RCW 49.60.225 contained in chapter _____ (House Bill 1476 section 9) Laws of 1993, any unfair practice prohibited by this chapter ((related to sex discrimination or discriminatory boycotts or blacklists)) which is committed in the course of trade or commerce ((in the state of Washington)) as defined in the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW, is, for the purpose of applying that chapter, a matter affecting the public interest, is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business, and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce ((shall be deemed an unfair practice within the meaning of RCW 19.86.020 and 19.86.030 and subject to all the provisions of chapter 19.86 RCW as now or hereafter amended))."

EFFECT:  The Consumer Protection Act applies to all violations of this chapter committed in trade or commerce except violations by an employer against an employee or a prospective employee, and except violations in real estate transactions which form the basis of a claim for relief under provisions in HB 1476 which is pending before the legislature.