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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1751: Telephone directories

Requiring publishers or distributors of commercial telephone directories to provide persons a means to avoid receiving commercial telephone directories.

Summary

  • Requires a business that produces commercial directories to offer to each recipient of a directory an opportunity to opt out of receiving future directories. Prescribes penalties.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
February 1, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to requiring publishers or distributors of commercial telephone directories to provide persons a means to avoid receiving commercial telephone directories;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-36Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Luis Moscoso D-1Senator D-46Ruth Kagi D-32Chris Reykdal D-22Derek Stanford D-1

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 Technology, Energy & Communications.

HB 1751 in other sessions

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