OR SB106 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-08-23 - Effective date, August 15, 2017.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-08-23 - Effective date, August 15, 2017.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Creates Public Records Advocate and Public Records Advisory Council. Directs Public Records Advocate to provide facilitated dispute resolution services to facilitate resolution of disputes between requesters of public records and state agencies or cities concerning disclosure of public records. Directs Public Records Advocate to provide training for state agencies and local government bodies on disclosure requirements and best practices for processing and responding to requests to inspect public records. Authorizes Public Records Advocate, upon request, to provide guidance and advice on public records processing and exemptions. Directs Public Records Advisory Council to study issues that arise under the public records law and at least once each biennium to provide written recommendations to Governor and Legislative Assembly on effectiveness and fairness of public records law and public bodies' implementation of public records law requirements. Sunsets council on January 1, 2021. Provides that Public Record Advocate's duties become operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Title
Relating to public accountability in administering the public records law; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2017-07-07 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 49 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-07-03 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-06-29 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-04-10 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. Refer to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-07-03 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 18 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2017-06-29 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-04-10 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. Refer to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng) (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-23 | Senate | Effective date, August 15, 2017. |
| 2017-08-23 | Senate | Chapter 728, 2017 Laws. |
| 2017-08-15 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2017-07-18 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2017-07-18 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2017-07-07 | House | Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Huffman. Passed.Ayes, 49; Nays, 11--Barreto, Buehler, Hack, Hayden, Heard, Nearman, Noble, Parrish, Post, Reschke, Sprenger. |
| 2017-07-06 | House | Rules suspended. Rules suspended. Carried over to July 7, 2017 Calendar. |
| 2017-07-06 | House | Second reading. |
| 2017-07-06 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2017-07-05 | House | Referred to Ways and Means. |
| 2017-07-05 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2017-07-04 | Senate | Winters granted unanimous consent to change vote from aye to nay. |
| 2017-07-03 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.Ayes, 17; nays, 11--DeBoer, Ferrioli, Girod, Hansell, Knopp, Kruse, Linthicum, Olsen, Thatcher, Thomsen, Winters; excused, 2--Baertschiger Jr, Boquist. |
| 2017-07-01 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2017-06-30 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) |
| 2017-06-29 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2017-06-27 | Senate | Returned to Full Committee. |
| 2017-06-27 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2017-06-26 | Senate | Work Session cancelled. |
| 2017-06-20 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2017-06-18 | Senate | Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government. |
| 2017-04-14 | Senate | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| 2017-04-14 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2017-04-10 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2017-04-05 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2017-03-22 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2017-02-06 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2017-01-17 | Senate | Referred to General Government and Accountability, then Ways and Means. |
| 2017-01-09 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
