WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1032: Consumer protection act

Modifying consumer protection act provisions.

Summary

  • Changes the attorneys' fees provision in the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) to allow the Attorney General, rather than any prevailing party, to recover costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and allow the prevailing defendant to recover attorneys' fees only if the state's claim was frivolous.
  • Amends definitions in the CPA to include unlawful acts affecting persons outside the state conducted by persons located in the state.

From the House Bill Analysis 2011 (HB 1032), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Roger Goodman (D-45)
Introduced
January 10, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5079
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the consumer protection act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Roger Goodman (D-45)

13 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Deb Eddy D-48Jamie Pedersen D-43Sherry Appleton D-23Cary Condotta R-12Judy Warnick R-13Norm Johnson R-14Charles Ross R-14Paul Harris R-17Terry Nealey R-16Susan Fagan R-9Troy Kelley D-28Christopher Hurst D-31Jim Moeller D-49

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Judiciary.
  7. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1032 in other sessions

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

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