WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5787: City, district publ. records

Concerning hours of availability for inspection and copying of public records.

Summary

  • Authorizes a city, town, and special purpose district that customarily maintains office hours for less than 30 hours per week to not maintain a greater number of office hours for the purpose of meeting the requirement under the Public Records Act to make records available for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
  • Provides that a city, town, and special purpose district that customarily maintains office hours for less than 30 hours per week must respond to a public records request within five days of: (1) the date of the city, town, or special purpose district's next regularly scheduled meeting; or (2) 30 days from the date the request is made, whichever is earliest.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5787), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 22, 2019
  3. Passed SenateMar 7, 2019
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maureen Walsh (R-16)
Introduced
February 1, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
February 24, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maureen Walsh (R-16)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-22Rebecca Saldaña D-37

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 7, 2019
Version voted on: SB 5787
45 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27002
Republican18011
How each member voted

Absent (1)

Excused (3)

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History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  6. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  8. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 3.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. SGTE - Majority; do pass.
  14. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5787 in other sessions

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