SENATE BILL REPORT

 

 

                               SSB 6880

 

 

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

 

     Senate Hearing Date(s):February 1, 1990; February 2, 1990

 

Majority Report:     That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6880 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

     Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chairman; DeJarnatt, Patrick, Sutherland.

 

     Senate Staff:Stephen Nelsen (786-7464)

                March 3, 1990

 

 

House Committe on State Government

 

 

Rereferred House Committee on Appropriations

 

 

                  AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 7, 1990

 

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 any person's 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.

 

Nothing in the subsection created by this bill would affect a positive duty of an agency to disclose or withhold information if that duty is contained in any other law.

 

Appropriation:  none

 

Revenue:   none

 

Fiscal Note:    none requested

 

Senate Committee - Testified:   Senator Nita Rinehart (pro)

 

 

HOUSE AMENDMENT:

 

An agency shall not be liable for damages resulting from disclosure if no request for nondisclosure has been furnished to the agency.  For purposes of service of process, the Secretary of State is designated as the agent for each person who submits a request for nondisclosure and specifies that a request shall be of no effect if it does not include a statement designating the Secretary of State as the requestor's agent.