| Passed by the Senate March 5, 2012 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 1, 2012 YEAS 92 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6354 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 29, 2012, 2:26 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 29, 2012 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/30/12.
AN ACT Relating to filing of business forms with state agencies; and adding a new section to chapter 43.17 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 43.17 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) In any instance where a state agency requires that a business
submit a document, form, or payment of a fee in paper format, the state
agency must provide the business an option to submit such requirement
electronically.
(2) A business may authorize a second party to meet the
requirements imposed by a state agency under subsection (1) of this
section on its behalf.
(3) The director of a state agency or the director's designee may
exempt a document, form, or payment of a fee from the requirements of
this section if:
(a)(i) There is a legal requirement for such materials to be
submitted in paper format; or
(ii) It is not technically or fiscally feasible or practical, or in
the best interest of businesses for such materials to be submitted
electronically; and
(b) Within existing resources, the director or the director's
designee establishes and maintains a process to notify the public
regarding such exemptions.
(4) Agencies must add the capability to submit existing documents,
forms, and fees electronically as part of their normal operations. New
documents, forms, and fees required of a business must be capable of
electronic submission within a reasonable time following either their
creation or the implementation of the new requirement.
(5) Agencies must document how they plan to transition from paper
to electronic forms.