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On the recordMarch 20, 1996
My understanding was that it was the meaning as is stated in the conference committee report of the original bill that they were excluded unless the State had defined them as a product and had subjected them to strict liability. That was the meaning of the original bill and the meaning of this bill.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington

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Discussing the interpretation of a bill regarding product liability.

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