WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1714: Open public meetings act

Changing open public meetings provisions.

Summary

  • Authorizes governing bodies of public agencies to record closed executive session meetings and exempts the recordings from disclosure under the Public Records Act.
  • Authorizes a court, upon finding that a public agency intentionally violated the Open Public Meetings Act, to order recording of closed executive sessions for two years.
  • Provides a public agency with immunity from liability for damages that are the consequence of specific actions made without legal authority in an executive session, when certain conditions are met.
  • Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to approve courses of training offered by a governmental body or other entity on compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act.
  • Requires the AG or other entity providing the approved training to provide a certification of course completion to elected or appointed officials who complete the curriculum.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (HB 1714), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gerry Pollet (D-46)
Introduced
February 6, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Requested by
State agency
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the open public meetings act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gerry Pollet (D-46)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Charles Ross R-14Norm Johnson R-14Chad Magendanz R-5

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1714 in other sessions

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

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