BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5231: Credit card-based checks

Prohibiting credit card companies from issuing unsolicited credit card-based checks.

Summary

For Washington residents, credit card issuers must provide notice that credit card-based checks are available only upon request of the card holder. The issuance of unsolicited credit card-based checks is illegal, and unfair practice under the Consumer Protection Act.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to credit card-based checks;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

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