BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5246: Sunshine committee recs.

Concerning sunshine committee recommendations.

Summary

Requires public disclosure for personal information where the subject of the information consents to disclosure.
Exempts trade secrets from public disclosure.
Exempts financial information from public disclosure only if the information is marked confidential and accompanied by a statement describing the expected harm, loss, or unfair private gain disclosure would cause.
Allows an award of attorney's fees to any defendant who successfully defends against an injunction of public disclosure of financial, commercial, or proprietary records.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5246), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to sunshine committee recommendations;

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

Jan 13, 2020By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 16, 2019First 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 5246 (2025–26) Energy facility site eval. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2023–24) Supreme court fiscal notes · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2021–22) Medicaid primary care reimb. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2017–18) Personal records/DEL access · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2015–16) Death benefits/LEOFF, WSPRS · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5246 (2013–14) Teacher and principal evals · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5246 (2011–12) Driving record abstracts · Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2012
SB 5246 (2009–10) Motor vehicle restoration · Did not pass · died in committee