BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2572: Public records and meetings

Requiring training of public officials and employees regarding public records and open public meetings.

Summary

Requires the attorney general to develop and implement a training program regarding the legal requirements and purposes of: (1) Chapter 40.14 RCW relating to the preservation and destruction of public records; (2) The open public meetings act; and (3) The public records act. Requires members of the governing body of a public agency to complete the open public meetings act training course.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to training public officials and employees regarding public records and open public meetings;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2572 (2025–26) Voting services · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2572 (2019–20) Habilitation center clients · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2572 (2017–18) Sub. use disorder coverage · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2572 (2015–16) Agricultural aircraft parts · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2572 (2013–14) Healthcare purchase, delivry · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 223, Laws of 2014
HB 2572 (2009–10) Definition of threat · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2572 (2007–08) Area agencies · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2572 (2005–06) Small employer health ins · Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2006