FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 6880

                              C 256 L 90

BYSenate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Rinehart, McCaslin and Niemi)

Limiting the disclosure of business and residential locations.

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

House Committe on State Government

Rereferred House Committee on Appropriations

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Current law regarding the disclosure of public records exempts certain information to prevent an unreasonable invasion of personal privacy rights when such information is not of legitimate concern to the public.

SUMMARY:

The work and home addresses of a person shall remain undisclosed or be omitted from all documents made available for public review if that person so requests in writing and under oath that disclosure of these addresses would endanger his or her life, physical safety or property.

The Secretary of State shall administer this provision and establish the procedures and rules that are necessary for its operation.

An agency is not liable for damages resulting from disclosure if a request for nondisclosure has not been furnished to the agency.  A request for nondisclosure is not effective unless it designates the Secretary of State as agent of the requester for purposes of service of process.

A positive duty of an agency to disclose or withhold information is not affected if that duty is contained in any other law.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

     Senate   47    0

     House 97  0 (House amended)

     Senate   44    0 (Senate concurred)

EFFECTIVE:June 7, 1990