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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1648

HB 1648: Executive sessions

Increasing the penalty for intercepting, recording, or divulging private communications in executive sessions.

Summary

  • Relocates the bill from the privacy (wire-tap) statute to the open public meetings act statute.
  • Makes it a class C felony to intercept or record communications or conversations that take place during an executive session held by a public agency at a public meeting.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1648), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 24, 2005
  3. Passed HouseMar 11, 2005
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Sullivan (D-21)
Introduced
February 1, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1648, SHB 1648

AN ACT Relating to increasing the penalty for intercepting, recording, or divulging private communications in executive sessions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Sullivan (D-21)

6 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Ed Orcutt R-18John Lovick D-44Tom Campbell R-2Chris Strow R-10Bill Hinkle R-13

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 11, 2005
Version voted on: SHB 1648
92 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52103
Republican40002
How each member voted

Yea (92)

Nay (1)

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History

  1. Referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections. (SHB 1648)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1648)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1648)
  4. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1648)
  5. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. (SHB 1648)
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1648)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 5. (SHB 1648)
  8. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1648)
  9. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1648)
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1648)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  14. CJC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1648)
  15. CJC - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. CJC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1648 in other sessions

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