BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6139: Public records/leg. & courts

Concerning public access to the records of the legislature and judiciary.

Summary

Designates the Legislature and judiciary as agencies subject to the disclosure requirements of the Public Records Act (PRA) for all records created after the effective date of the bill.
Designates public records officers for the Legislature and judiciary, with requirements to advise on the necessity of keeping public records.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6139), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to increasing public access to the records of the legislature and judiciary;

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

Jan 9, 2018First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

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

SB 6139 (2025–26) Rental payments · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6139 (2023–24) Health subsidy/retirees · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6139 (2019–20) Aerospace tech. innovation · Enacted · Chapter 306, Laws of 2020
SB 6139 (2015–16) Initiative & referendum sigs · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6139 (2013–14) Patient health care info · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6139 (2011–12) Large wild carnivores · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6139 (2009–10) Higher education T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6139 (2007–08) Salmon guides · Did not pass · died in committee