CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5928

 

 

                    Chapter 54, Laws of 1999

 

 

                        56th Legislature

                      1999 Regular Session

 

 

GOOD FAITH COMMUNICATIONS--SELF-REGULATORY ORGANIZATIONS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/25/99

Passed by the Senate March 13, 1999

  YEAS 46   NAYS 0

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House April 7, 1999

  YEAS 90   NAYS 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5928 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

 

Approved April 20, 1999 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED          

 

 

           April 20, 1999 - 3:19 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5928

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             Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senator Prentice)

 

Read first time 03/03/99.

Extending immunity from liability to those who communicate a complaint or information to self-regulatory agencies.     


    AN ACT Relating to good faith communications to self-regulatory organizations delegated authority by government agencies; and amending RCW 4.24.510.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 4.24.510 and 1989 c 234 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    A person who in good faith communicates a complaint or information to any agency of federal, state, or local government, or to any self-regulatory organization that regulates persons involved in the securities or futures business and that has been delegated authority by a federal, state, or local government agency and is subject to oversight by the delegating agency, is immune from civil liability for claims based upon the communication to the agency or organization regarding any matter reasonably of concern to that agency ((shall be immune from civil liability on claims based upon the communication to the agency)) or organization.  A person prevailing upon the defense provided for in this section shall be entitled to recover costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in establishing the defense.


    Passed the Senate March 13, 1999.

    Passed the House April 7, 1999.

Approved by the Governor April 20, 1999.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 20, 1999.