FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 324

                                  C 337 L 87

BYHouse Committee on Constitution, Elections & Ethics (originally sponsored by Representatives Fisher, Madsen, Vekich, Pruitt and Fisch)

Revising public disclosure exemptions.

House Committe on Constitution, Elections & Ethics

Senate Committee on Judiciary

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Public disclosure law requires agencies to make records available for public inspection and copying as well as exempts certain information and records from this requirement.

SUMMARY:

Exemptions are established from the requirement of law that public agencies permit the public to inspect and copy records.  Exempted from that requirement are financial and commercial information and records supplied by businesses during application for loans or services under laws creating and governing the Department of Community Development the Department of Trade and Economic Development, and the State Development Loan Fund Committee.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 97   0

      Senate    49     0(Senate amended)

      House 98   0(House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987