6669-S AAS 2/13/96 THIB

SSB 6669 - S AMD - S5352.1 - 166

By Senators Thibaudeau, Pelz and Anderson

                                                   ADOPTED 2/13/96

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that sex discrimination in any form is unjust and intolerable, and should be eliminated wherever it occurs.  There is concern, however, that persons in this state are required to pay more for certain services solely because of their gender.  It is the intent of the legislature to identify whether and to what extent such discrimination occurs in this state so that these concerns can be appropriately addressed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The senate labor, commerce and trade committee shall conduct an interim study to identify any services for which consumers in Washington are charged different prices based solely on the gender of the person purchasing the service.  For each service identified, the study shall determine how frequently this practice occurs, and the average amount of the price difference in each occurrence.  Price differences based specifically upon the amount of time, difficulty, or cost of providing a particular service shall not be considered."

SSB 6669 - S AMD - 166

By Senators Thibaudeau, Pelz and Anderson

                                                   ADOPTED 2/13/96

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "sex;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating new sections."

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