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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6415

SB 6415: Price gouging/emergencies

Prohibiting price gouging during significant disruption, emergency, or disaster.

Summary

  • Unjust enrichment from price gouging is prohibited and made subject to civil remedies. Essential consumer goods, emergency supplies and various other vital products and services may not be sold at clearly excessive prices during abnormal market conditions caused by emergency, or disaster as declared by the Governor.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6415), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 8, 2002
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Margarita Prentice (D-11)
Introduced
January 16, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2002
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 2419
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6415, SSB 6415

AN ACT Relating to price gouging during significant disruption, emergency, or disaster;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Shirley Winsley R-28Karen Keiser D-33Adam Kline D-37Harriet Spanel D-40Georgia Gardner D-42Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules. (SSB 6415)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6415)
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Referred to Rules.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6415)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 6415)
  8. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  9. LCF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6415)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6415)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. LCF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

SB 6415 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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