Governments, local; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers. (HB2336)

Introduced By

Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Local governments; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers. Authorizes any locality to adopt an ordinance making it unlawful for any publisher or distributor to deliver unsolicited newspapers on private property if the owner of the private property has notified the publisher or distributor of the newspaper to cease delivery. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/14/2009Committee
01/14/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092338412
01/14/2009Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/23/2009Assigned CC & T sub: 1
02/04/2009Subcommittee recommends referring to Courts of Justice by voice vote
02/06/2009Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns
02/06/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/10/2009Left in Courts of Justice

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB1067.

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

It'd be nice to see this extended to phonebooks. Every year we all get more and more four pound phonebooks littering our lawns and driveways. Why isn't this considering littering? Who uses phonebooks anymore, anyway?