Modifying the Washington commercial electronic mail act.

 S-3674.1

SENATE BILL 5976

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Harris, Liias, and Nobles

Prefiled 01/05/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development.

AN ACT Relating to modifying the Washington commercial electronic mail act; amending RCW 19.190.020 , 19.190.040 , and 19.190.100 ; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 19.190.030 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 19.190.020 and 1999 c 289 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) No person may initiate the transmission, conspire with another to initiate the transmission, or assist the transmission, of a commercial electronic mail message from a computer located in Washington or to an electronic mail address that the sender knows, or has (( reason )) a reliable basis to know, is held by a Washington resident that: