WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1189: City, district publ. records

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

Summary

  • Establishes that cities, towns, and special purpose districts that customarily do not maintain office hours for a minimum of 30 hours per week are not required to maintain a minimum number of office hours for purposes of the Public Records Act, provided they comply with specified criteria.
  • Allows cities, towns, and special purpose districts that maintain office hours for fewer than 30 hours per week and meet other specified criteria to respond to requests for public records within five days of the agency's next regularly scheduled meeting.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1189), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2015
  2. Out of committeeJan 30, 2015
  3. Passed HouseMar 4, 2015
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-22)
Introduced
January 15, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)

5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Jeff Holy R-6Steve Bergquist D-11Norm Johnson R-14Sherry Appleton D-23Vincent Buys R-42

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 4, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1189
95 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50100
Republican45002
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Nay (1)

Excused (2)

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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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  7. Referred to Rules.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. GOS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security.
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  13. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  16. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. LG - Majority; do pass.
  18. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1189 in other sessions

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