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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1418

HB 1418: Public records/hours

Regarding hours of availability of cities, towns, and special purpose districts for inspection and copying of public records.

Summary

  • Requires cities, towns, and special purpose districts that do not maintain office hours for a minimum of 30 hours per week to post directions on how to contact agency personnel to make a public records request.
  • Establishes the date of receipt of a public records request as the date of an agency's next regularly scheduled meeting, where the agency does not maintain office hours for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
  • Requires an agency to respond to a request in the next regularly scheduled meeting after agency personnel have been contacted.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1418), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2013
  2. Out of committeeFeb 21, 2013
  3. Passed HouseMar 4, 2013
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-22)
Introduced
January 25, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Versions
HB 1418, SHB 1418

AN ACT Relating to hours of availability for inspection and copying of public records;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Vincent Buys R-42Matt Manweller R-13Judy Warnick R-13

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 4, 2013
Version voted on: SHB 1418
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55000
Republican43000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1418)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1418)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1418)
  4. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1418)
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1418)
  6. GOV - Majority; do pass. (SHB 1418)
  7. First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. (SHB 1418)
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1418)
  9. Placed on third reading. (SHB 1418)
  10. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1418)
  11. Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted.
  12. Placed on second reading suspension calendar. (SHB 1418)
  13. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1418)
  14. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  15. Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1418)
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  18. GOE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1418)
  19. GOE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  20. GOE - Executive action taken by committee.
  21. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1418 in other sessions

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