FINAL BILL REPORT
SB 6366
C 33 L 00
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Prohibiting false advertising through electronic communication.
Sponsors: Senators Brown, Hochstatter, Roach, Spanel, Shin, Prentice, Costa, Kohl‑Welles, McAuliffe, Fraser, Thibaudeau, B. Sheldon, T. Sheldon, Bauer, Eide, Jacobsen, Gardner, Haugen, Patterson, Rasmussen, Winsley and Oke.
Senate Committee on Energy, Technology & Telecommunications
House Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy
Background: False or misleading advertising by mail, telephone, or door-to-door contacts is a misdemeanor under state law.
Summary: False or misleading advertising by electronic communication is clarified as illegal.
Votes on Final Passage:
Senate 460
House970
Effective:June 8, 2000