Title: An act relating to recodifying and making technical corrections to public disclosure law.

Brief Description: Recodifying and making technical corrections to public disclosure law.

Sponsors: By Representative Nixon.

Brief History:

State Government Operations & Accountability: 1/17/06, 1/20/06 [DP].

Floor Activity:

Passed House: 2/8/06, 95-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ACCOUNTABILITY

Majority Report: Do pass. Signed by 8 members: Representatives Haigh, Chair; Green, Vice Chair; Clements, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Hunt, McDermott, Miloscia, Schindler and Sump.

Staff: Marsha Reilly (786-7135).

Background:

During the 2005 legislative session, SHB 1133 was enacted. The bill recodified, amended, and reorganized the public records disclosure exemptions as a new chapter in RCW 42.56 cited as the Public Records Act (Act). The Act takes effect July 1, 2006.

Summary of Bill:

Public records exemptions enacted in 2005 are recodified into the new chapter of statute.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Effective Date: The bill takes effect on July 1, 2006.

Testimony For: None.

Testimony Against: None.

Persons Testifying: None.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.