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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6265
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Conway,
Keiser, Hasegawa, Hunt, Kuderer, Nobles, Saldaña, and Valdez)
READ FIRST TIME 01/31/24.
1 AN ACT Relating to protecting a consumer's right to coupon and
2 sale prices offered by grocery stores; amending RCW 19.315.010; and
3 adding a new section to chapter 19.315 RCW.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
5 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 19.315
6 RCW to read as follows:
7 A grocery establishment must post a sign at the checkout register
8 in a location conspicuous to consumers stating that any coupons or
9 reduced sales prices that are posted in the store or offered through
10 electronic mediums are available and will be honored upon request
11 even if the consumer has not signed up for the electronic medium.
12 Sec. 2. RCW 19.315.010 and 2009 c 374 s 1 are each amended to
13 read as follows:
14 As used in this chapter:
15 (1) "Grocery establishment" means a retail store in this state
16 that is over 15,000 square feet in size and that sells primarily
17 household foodstuffs for off-site consumption including, but not
18 limited to, the sale of fresh produce, meats, poultry, fish, deli
19 products, dairy products, canned foods, dry foods, beverages, baked
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 1 foods, or prepared foods. Other household supplies or other products
2 must be secondary to the primary purpose of food sales.
3 (2) "Person" has the same meaning as in RCW 19.86.010.
4 (((2))) (3) "Rebate" means an offer to provide cash, credit, or
5 credit towards future purchases, that is offered to consumers who
6 acquire or purchase a specified product or service and that is
7 conditioned upon the customer submitting a request for redemption
8 after satisfying the terms and conditions of the offer. "Rebate" does
9 not include: Any discount from the purchase price that is taken at
10 the time of purchase; any discount, cash, credit, or credit towards a
11 future purchase that is automatically provided to a consumer without
12 the need to submit a request for redemption; or any refund that may
13 be given to a consumer in accordance with a company's return,
14 guarantee, adjustment, or warranty policies, or any company's
15 frequent shopper customer reward program.
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Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 19.315.010
Substitute Bill: 19.315.010