HB 2502 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Finds that any advertising, marketing, and public education related to the sale of forest products by the forest products commission is government speech that provides a benefit for the citizens of the state and is thereby entitled to first amendment protection.

     Provides that, if the director determines under RCW 15.100.120(3) that the requisite approval for the establishment of a commission has not been given, any subsequent efforts to create a commission must follow the procedures established under chapter 15.100 RCW for the initial nomination and election of members.