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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2722: Price gouging

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

Summary

  • Grants the Governor the right to make and rescind a proclamation of an abnormal market condition.
  • Prohibits the sale of essential consumer goods or services for cleanup, repair, or reconstruction services at clearly excessive prices during a period proclaimed by the Governor as an abnormal market condition, emergency, or disaster.
  • Establishes remedies under the Consumer Protection Act.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2722), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2006
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2006
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Ericks (D-1)
Introduced
January 12, 2006 in the House
Last action
February 3, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Ericks (D-1)

18 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Larry Haler R-8Zack Hudgins D-11Steve Conway D-29Brian Sullivan D-21Geoff Simpson D-47Bob Hasegawa D-11Mary Helen Roberts D-21Jim Moeller D-49Sherry Appleton D-23Tami Green D-28Mike Sells D-38Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Judy Clibborn D-41Timm Ormsby D-3Dawn Morrell D-25Patricia Lantz D-26Dave Upthegrove D-33Pat Sullivan D-47

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  2. Minority; do not pass.
  3. CL - Majority; do pass.
  4. CL - Executive action taken by committee.
  5. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 2722 in other sessions

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