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.