Bill > HB2274

This bill modifies the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act by changing the penalties for sending misleading or deceptive commercial emails. Specifically, it revises the existing law to state that a person cannot send commercial emails that misrepresent the origin or transmission path, or use a subject line that contains false or misleading information based on the sender's actual knowledge or what they should reasonably know. The bill also reduces the statutory damages for recipients of violative emails from $500 to $100, and for interactive computer services from $1,000 to $1,000, or actual damages, whichever is greater. This new section clarifies that these changes apply to all legal actions started on or after the bill's effective date, meaning it applies retroactively to causes of action that have already arisen but will apply prospectively for future actions.