Teenagers hoping to get bronzed before the big dance or upcoming swim party will have to do it the old-fashioned way under a bill being heard Monday in Olympia. If passed, tanning would be illegal for those under 18. After hearing from parents who lost children to skin cancer years after they let them hit the tanning salon, State Senator Curtis King decided it was time to step in. He’s proposing a bill that would prevent kids under the age of 18 from using tanning beds.
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