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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1425: Advisory committees, etc.

Ensuring that entities performing government functions and advisory committees are subject to the open public meetings act and public records act.

Summary

  • Requires nonprofit legal entities performing a delegated government function to comply with the Public Records Act (PRA) and Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA).
  • Requires entities managing zoos or aquariums under contract with a city of 150,000 or more people to comply with the PRA or OPMA.
  • Requires advisory boards, committees, or entities created by a public agency to comply with the OPMA.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1425), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gerry Pollet (D-46)
Introduced
January 20, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to ensuring that entities performing government functions and advisory committees are subject to the open public meetings act and public records act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gerry Pollet (D-46)

8 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Joel Kretz R-7Senator D-22Sherry Appleton D-23Steve Bergquist D-11Jeff Holy R-6Gael Tarleton D-36Mark Hargrove R-47Linda Kochmar R-30

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1425 in other sessions

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

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