SENATE BILL REPORT
2SSB 5307
BYSenate Committee on Economic Development & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Anderson, McMullen and Moore)
Creating additional requirements for contractor advertising.
Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor
Senate Hearing Date(s):February 2, 1989; February 24, 1989; January 23, 1990; January 29, 1990
Majority Report: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5307 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Lee, Chairman; Anderson, Vice Chairman; Matson, Murray, Saling, Smitherman, Warnke, Williams.
Senate Staff:Traci Anderson (786-7452)
February 13, 1990
AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 12, 1990
BACKGROUND:
Contractors are currently required to include their contractor's license numbers in all advertising. Some contractors complain that the cost to print the number is excessive and outweighs the benefit to the public.
SUMMARY:
All alphabetized listings of contractors appearing in the advertising section of telephone books or other directories, and all advertising that shows the contractor's name or address are required to include the contractor's current registration number.
Contractor advertising done by airwave transmission need not include the contractor's registration number or status, as long as the person selling the advertisement obtains the current registration number of the contractor.
Appropriation: none
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: none requested
Senate Committee - Testified: Duke Schaub, Associated General Contractors of Washington; Robert Dilger, Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council; Joe Brewer, Dept. of Labor and Industries; Neil Clement, KGMI Radio