HB 1065 – Online marketplace consumer protection
Concerning online marketplace consumer protection caused by organized retail crime.
Sponsors: Ryu, Reed, Callan, Wylie, Kloba, Ormsby
Status: DEAD
Summary
- Requires online marketplaces to obtain and verify banking, contact, and tax info from high-volume third-party sellers; disclose of contact and business info for such sellers; and provides a mechanism for consumers to report suspicious activity.
- Provides for enforcement through the Consumer Protection Act; grants the Attorney General enforcement authority; and authorizes the Attorney General to develop certain implementing regulations.
- Preempts local requirements for online marketplaces to verify or disclose information from high-volume third-party sellers.