BILL · 2007–08 SESSION
SB 5515: Property owners' information
Prohibiting county assessors from publicizing real property owners' personal information.
Summary
- Declares an intent to limit the amount of information that is made public in property assessments in order to protect property owners from being the victims of crime. Currently, property assessment information has included photographs that have contained pictures of property owners' children, vehicles with license plate numbers, and other related personal information.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 23, 2007
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Val Stevens (R-39)
- Introduced
- January 23, 2007 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 14, 2008
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting county assessors from publicizing real property owners' personal information;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Val Stevens (R-39)
5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
SB 5515 in other sessions
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