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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5925: Commercial text messages

Prohibiting unsolicited commercial text messages.

Summary

  • Subject to certain exceptions, the sending of unsolicited commercial text messages to pagers and cellular phones is prohibited.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5925), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 20, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bill Finkbeiner (R-45)
Introduced
February 20, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004
Companion bill
HB 2007

AN ACT Relating to commercial text messages;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Finkbeiner (R-45)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Adam Kline D-37Patricia Hale R-8Luke Esser R-48

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Technology & Communications.

SB 5925 in other sessions

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

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