BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2798: Telecommunications billing

Regulating the billing practices of telecommunications companies.

Summary

  • Provides that a telecommunications company may not charge a customer a fee to receive a paper copy of a bill when the bill includes charges for intrastate service. For purposes of this section, "intrastate service" means a communication that originates and terminates in the state of Washington, without regard to whether the communication went through any place outside the state.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maralyn Chase (D-32)
Introduced
January 13, 2006 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2006

AN ACT Relating to paper billing fees for telecommunications services;

Sponsors

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 2798 in other sessions

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

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