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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5784: Legislative branch records

Concerning records disclosure and retention obligations of the legislative branch.

Summary

  • Defines records prepared, owned, used, or retained by the legislative branch as public records.
  • Specifically obligates the Legislature to follow Public Records Act procedures, with additional time to fulfill records requests during legislative session.
  • Exempts legislative deliberative process records from public inspection and copying requirements .
  • Extends protections to persons submitting whistleblower allegations to legislators.
  • Requires renewal of any pending records requests to the Legislature.
  • Prohibits suit against the Legislature for failure to produce any record inadvertently not retained before the act's effective date.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5784), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jamie Pedersen (D-43)
Introduced
February 1, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to records disclosure and retention obligations of the legislative branch;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jamie Pedersen (D-43)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-22Jesse Salomon D-32Andy Billig D-3Marko Liias D-21Karen Keiser D-33Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5784 in other sessions

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

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