FINAL BILL REPORT

                  ESB 6651

                           C 71 L 96

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Allowing public record storage on compact disc.

Sponsors:  Senators Finkbeiner, Drew, Haugen, Swecker, Winsley, Johnson and Strannigan.

Reported By Senate Committee On:

Senate Committee on Energy, Telecommunications & Utilities

House Committee on Government Operations

Background:  State law requires different classifications of public records to be filed and stored.  These public records may be stored in a variety of different media, including, among others, paper, film, and machine-readable material.

Compact discs allow for the storage of a large amount of data in a comparatively small physical space.

Summary:  The allowed forms of public record storage are expanded to include compact discs.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate    49 0

House     96 0

Effective:  June 6, 1996