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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 6568

SB 6568: Commercial electronic mail

Requiring the sender of commercial electronic mail to identify itself as a commercial message.

Summary

  • $ Requires the sender of a commercial electronic mail message to include "ADV:" in the first four characters of the subject line and makes a violation of this provision a violation of the Consumer Protection Act.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2002
  3. Passed SenateFeb 19, 2002
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bill Finkbeiner (R-45)
Introduced
January 21, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
March 14, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6568, ESSB 6568

AN ACT Relating to commercial electronic mail;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Finkbeiner (R-45)

8 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Don Benton R-17Georgia Gardner D-42Erik Poulsen D-34Senator D-35Shirley Winsley R-28Bob Oke R-26Patricia Hale R-8Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 19, 2002
Version voted on: ESSB 6568
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican24000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (ESSB 6568)
  2. First reading, referred to Technology, Telecommunications & Energy. (ESSB 6568)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (ESSB 6568)
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 6568)
  5. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESSB 6568)
  6. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESSB 6568)
  7. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESSB 6568)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (ESSB 6568)
  11. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  12. ET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESSB 6568)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESSB 6568)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. ET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Economic Development & Telecommunications.

SB 6568 in other sessions

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