Notice of Committee Passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1667

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ESHB 1667, titled AN ACT Relating to public records request administration, has been passed by the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

Fiscal Year		Local Records Grants and Consulting	NA	Total
2020		$0	$0	$0
2021		1,642,643	0	$ 1,642,643
2022		1,646,093	0	$ 1,646,093
2023		1,649,550	0	$ 1,649,550
2024		1,653,014	0	$ 1,653,014
2025		1,656,485	0	$ 1,656,485
2026		1,659,964	0	$ 1,659,964
2027		1,663,450	0	$ 1,663,450
2028		1,666,943	0	$ 1,666,943
2029		1,670,444	0	$ 1,670,444
0
Total:		$ 14,908,586	$0	$ 14,908,586

The Department of Health anticipates no new revenue.

AN ACT Relating to public records request administration. 

Under current law the competitive grant program for local agencies to improve technology information systems for public record retention, management and disclosure, and any related training is set to cease on June 30, 2020.  The grant program is administered by the Division of Archives and Records Management in the Office of the Secretary of State. 

This legislation removes the June 30, 2020 cessation date for the competitive grant program.  

This legislation also adds an additional $1 surcharge assessed on documents recorded with the county auditor to fund the grant program, the Attorney General's consultation program, and the requirement that State Archives offer and provide consultation and training services for local agencies on improving retention practices effective June 30, 2020.

This legislation results in no revenue impact to taxes administered by the Department of Revenue.

The following legislators voted do pass:

Senator Brad Hawkins
Republican
(360) 786-7622
Brad.Hawkins@leg.wa.gov

Senator Hans Zeiger
Republican
(360) 786-7648
Hans.Zeiger@leg.wa.gov

Senator Sam Hunt
Democrat
(360) 786-7642
Sam.Hunt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Barbara Bailey
Republican
(360) 786-7618
Barbara.Bailey@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bob Hasegawa
Democrat
(360) 786-7616
Bob.Hasegawa@leg.wa.gov

Senator Dean Takko
Democrat
(360) 786-7636
Dean.Takko@leg.wa.gov

Senator Patty Kuderer
Democrat
(360) 786-7694
Patty.Kuderer@leg.wa.gov


Not voting:

Senator Rebecca Saldaña
Democrat
(360) 786-7688
Rebecca.Saldana@leg.wa.gov



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