SB 6095 — Political violence

Summary

Protecting elected officials and candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants against threats and incidents of political violence.

Bill Text

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This bill amends 14 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 9A.46.020; RCW 40.24.030; RCW 42.56.010; RCW 29B.55.030; RCW 29B.25.100; RCW 29B.40.180.

• RCW 9A.46.020

  , a (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (5) For the purposes of this section, an (6) → (iii) o subject the person threate d or any other person to physical nfinement or restraint; or (iv) aliciously to do any other ct which is intended to substanti ly harm the person threatened or another with respect to his or he physical health or safety; and (b) T person by words or conduct aces the person threatened in reason le fear that the threat wil be carried out. "Words or conduct" cludes, in addition to any ot r form of communication or conduct, e sending of an electronic com nication. (2)(a Except as provided in (b) of i subsection, a person who harasses other is guilty of a gross mis meanor. (b) A erson who harasses another is guilty of a class C felony if any o the following apply: (i) The p rson has previously been convicted n this or any other state of ny crime of harassment, as defined victim or members of the victim's mily or household or any per n specifically named in a no-contac or no-harassment order; (ii) he person harasses another person un r subsection (1)(a)(i) of th section by threatening to kill the erson threatened or any oth person; (iii) the person harasses criminal justice particip t, elected official, or election ficial who is performing his o er official duties at the time the hreat is made; or (iv) the e son harasses a criminal justice p ticipant, elected official, election official because of an a ion taken or decis mad y the criminal justice participa , elected official, ele ion official during the performan d i s. For the purposes of (b)(iii) t ear from the threat must be a fea l s ice participant, elected official, wou have under all ot o stitute harassment if art i ant, elected official, oes not have the present . cip t, elected official, t r i) r, h d u e : (a) A criminal justice participant includes a (i) federal, state, or local law enforcement agency em yee; (ii) federal, state, or local prosecuting attor y or deputy prosecuting attorney; (iii) staff member f any adult corrections institution or local adult detention fa ity; (iv) staff member of any juvenile corrections insti ion or local juvenile detention facility; (v) communi corrections officer, probation, or parole officer; (vi) ember of the indeterminate sentence review board; (vii) ocate from a crime victim/witness program; or (viii) defen ttorney. ⟦INS⟧(b) "Elected official" has the same meaning as in RCW 29B.10.180. (c) An lec e s eta , r rdl t-t ba sin f v (5)

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• RCW 40.24.030

  (3) (4) (5) → (iv) or 9A.46.020(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), or (C) threats or harassment as described in (a)(i)(D) of this subsection; (v) The signature of the applicant and of any individual or representative of any office designated in writing under RCW 40.24.080 who assisted in the preparation of the application, and the date on which the applicant signed the application. (2) Any elected official as defined in RCW 29B.10.180 and any person residing with such person may apply to the secretary of state to have an address designated by the secretary of state serve as the person's address. The secretary of state shall approve an application if it is filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by the secretary of state and if it contains: (a) A designation of the secretary of state as agent for purposes of service of process and for the purpose of receipt of mail; (b) The residential address and any telephone number where the applicant can be contacted by the secretary of state; and (c) The signature of the applicant and the date on which the applicant signed the application. (3) A ica te. (4) ary f ipa Ap ate f dat bef ish ren (5) (iii) pli (iv) icl vehi so (v) i el de nu appli t. (b) U ce l tra it nsing (c) W in depar nt strat an (d) ica rtmen f l ⟦INS⟧(6) rma ica the he ade 6.0 ibi sa 6.0 9A ici ara the his ly 6.0

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• RCW 42.56.010

  (c) Security personnel and services that are bona fide, legitimate, professional, and provided by a person licensed under chapter 18.170 RCW; and (d) Cybersecurity software, devices, and services, including those services that remove residential addresses from existing websites, and credit monitoring and identity theft monitoring services. (3)(a) As applied to public records requests of a legislator's office, audio recordings, video recordings, or photographs created by a security recording device that qualifies as a personal security measure are not public records within the meaning of RCW 42.56.010 because they do not contain information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function, and are therefore not subject to chapter 42.56 RCW. Such audio recordings, video recordings, or photographs provided by the legislator to another agency, although meeting the definition of public record under RCW 42.56.010 unless otherwise provided by law, are confidential and not subject to disclosure under chapter 42.56 (b) Records other than those described in (a) of this subsection that are created by a personal security measure are confidential and not subject to disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.

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• RCW 29B.55.030

  (4) → (j) A list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the commission, of all real property in the state of Washington, the assessed valuation of which exceeds ten thousand dollars in which a direct financial interest was held. If a description of the property has been included in a report previously filed, the property may be listed, for purposes of this subsection (1)(j), by reference to the previously filed report; (k) A list, including legal or other sufficient descriptions as prescribed by the commission, of all real property in the state of Washington, the assessed valuation of which exceeds twenty thousand dollars, in which a corporation, partnership, firm, enterprise, or other entity had a direct financial interest, in which corporation, partnership, firm, or enterprise a ten percent or greater ownership interest was held; (l) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which food and beverage in excess of $100 was accepted under RCW 42.52.150(7); (m) A list of each occasion, specifying date, donor, and amount, at which items specified in RCW 42.52.150(1)(c) (iv) and (vi) were accepted; and (n) Such other information as the commission may deem necessary in order to properly carry out the purposes and policies of this title, as the commission shall prescribe by rule. (2)(a) When judges, prosecutors, sheriffs, executive state officers, participants in the address confidentialit disclose real property that is the personal residenc prosecutor, sheriff, executive state officer, confidentiality program pa (1)(h) through (k) of this by substituting: (i) The city or town; (ii) The type of multifamily residence, and (iii) Such other prescribes by rule for t located. (b) Nothing in this s executive state officer, (3)(a) Except as specified in (b) of this subsection, the primary residential address and associated parcel number of the residence of an elected official or executive state officer disclosed on the statement of financial affairs filed with the commission are confidential and may not be disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW. (b) The commission may disclose information described in (a) of this subsection: (i) If the filer has provided the commission with express written consent to disclose such information; or (ii) To the news media, as defined in RCW 5.68.010, in response to a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW from the news media. At the time of the request, the requester shall disclose to the commission the requester's legal name and the requester's associated news media. Any residential address or associated parcel number that is disclosed pursuant to this subsection may not be further disseminated by the requester. Immediately upon receiving a request for the statement of financial affairs of an elected official or executive state officer, the commission shall notify such person of the request. The notice must include the name of the requester and the requester's associated news media. The requirement to provide notice under this subsection may not delay the production of records in response to a public records request. (c)(i) This subsection (3) applies to all statements of financial affairs filed with the commission before the effective date of this section and to statements of financial affairs filed on or after the effective date of this section. (ii) For statements of financial affairs filed after the effective date of this section, the commission shall develop a method for filers to indicate at the time of filing which residences included in their statement of financial affairs are exempt from disclosure pursuant to (a) of this subsection. (iii) For statements of financial affairs filed before the effective date of this section, the filer must, using a form developed by the commission, identify the residence exempt from disclosure pursuant to (a) of this subsection and the specific report that contains such residence. The residence identified on such form is c

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• RCW 29B.25.100

  ten thousand dollars two hundred dollars two hundred dollars twenty-five dollars two hundred dollars → 24 c 164 s 426 are e amended to read as llow (1) In information require under RCW 29B.25. and ndidate or political mittee must file wi the of all contributions eceived and expendi es m mmittee on the next orting date pursuan o th d in this section. (b) add tion required under 29B.25.030 and 29B .040 dental committee fil a statement of orga atio n, each incidental mittee must file w t eport of any elec n campaign expendi es u ), as well as the so e of the 10 largest mula $10,000 or greater t r m a single person, nclu source of payment t re (2) ch ttee, or an inciden com organization under t ti t, for each electio in w incidental committ is required by .100 (a) the eceding the date on ich (b) the election. (3) Eac ittee shall file w the each month during hich e is not partici ing mmittee has receive a c e preceding calenda onth ed or total expendi es $200 (ii ade any election campai exp le under RCW 29B.25. (7) since its last repo an ion campaign expendi es made since the l r $200. port filed 21 days re received and expen res before the date of re he election shall re t a ade as of the end ne . Reports filed on e ontributions receiv nd of the last report ed g the date of the cu nt he period beginning f date of the spe e first day of the h m ion, and ending on dat h Monday the treasu for ll file with the iss during the previou eve the name of each pe n c uted by each person wev $25 the day immediately before the election, other than Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday. It is a violation of this title for a candidate or political committee to refuse to allow and keep an appointment for an inspection to be conducted during these authorized times and days. The appointment must be allowed at an authorized time and day for such inspections that is within 48 hours of the time and day that is requested for the inspection. The treasurer may provide digital access or copies of the books of account in lieu of scheduling an appointment at a designated place for inspection. If the treasurer and requestor are unable to agree on a location and the treasurer has not provided digital access to the books of account, the default location for an appointment shall be a place of public accommodation selected by the treasurer within a reasonable distance from the treasurer's office. (b) At the time of making the appointment, a person wishing to inspect the books of account must provide the treasurer the name and telephone number of the person wishing to inspect the books of account. The person inspecting the books of account must show photo identification before the inspection begins. (c) A treasurer may refuse to show the books of account to any person who does not make an appointment or provide the required identification. The commission may issue limited rules to modify the requirements set forth in this section in consideration of other technology and best practices. (d) In accordance with RCW 29B.05.030 and section 7 of this act, if a treasurer receives a request from an elected official to redact the elected official's residential address, the treasurer shall redact from the books of account the residential address of the elected official and the same address of any person residing with the elected official who appears in the books of account before making the books of account open for public inspection. eports filed pursua to be certified as rrec there is not a pe ng c idence of a viola n o within 21 days of ing port is accurately nded mended report is ed otal aggregate doll amou t is within three imes $200 responsibility for any future obligations resulting from the finding after dissolution of a violation committed prior to dissolution. (12) The commission must adopt rules for the dissolution of incidental committees.

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• RCW 29B.40.180

  read as follows: (1) A person, other than an individual, may not be an intermediary or an agent for a contribution. (2) An individual may not make a contribution on behalf of another person or entity, or while acting as the intermediary or agent of another person or entity, without disclosing to the recipient of the contribution both his or her full name, street address, occupation, name of employer, if any, or place of business if self-employed, and the same information for each contributor for whom the individual serves as intermediary or agent. (3)(a) An elected official, whether acting as an intermediary or agent for a contribution or a contributor using an intermediary or agent, or who resides with any such a person, may, using a form developed by the commission, request that the commission redact from pertinent records the street address of the elected official's residence and the same street address of any person residing with the elected official who appears in a report. The elected official must identify the street address to be redacted and the specific report containing such address. Upon receipt of such request, the identified street address contained in the identified reports and the request form is confidential and may not be disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW except as provided for under (b) of this subsection, and the commission shall conduct a reasonable search and redact such addresses from the reports in a timely manner. A request made under this subsection may not be construed as a standing request to redact the address in future records. (b) The commission may disclose the street address for the residence of an elected official or any person residing with such person: (i) Upon receipt of the express written consent of the elected official to disclose the elected official's street address; or (ii) To the news media, as defined in RCW 5.68.010, in response to a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW from the news media. At the time of their request, the requester shall disclose to the commission the requester's legal name and the requester's associated news media. Any street address disclosed pursuant to this subsection may not be further disseminated by the recipient. Immediately upon receiving a request for a report filed under this section, the commission shall notify all elected officials whose information is included in such a report. The notice must include the name of the requester and the requester's associated news media. The requirement to provide notice under this subsection may not delay the production of records in response to a public records request. (c) For purposes of this subsection (3), "residence" has the same meaning as in RCW 29B.05.030.

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• RCW 29A.24.031

  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) stating . agreement . → read as follows: (1) A candidate who desires to have his or her name printed on the ballot for election to an office other than president of the United States, vice president of the United States, or an office for which ownership of property is a prerequisite to voting shall complete and file a declaration of candidacy. The secretary of state shall adopt, by rule, a declaration of candidacy form for the office of precinct committee officer and a separate standard form for candidates for all other offices filing under this chapter. Included on the standard form shall be: (a)(i) A place for the candidate to declare that he or she is a registered voter within the jurisdiction of the office for which he or she is filing, and the address at which he or she is registered; (ii) Except as provided in (a)(iii) of this subsection, the address at which the candidate is registered that is provided on a declaration of candidacy is confidential and may not be disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW. This subsection (1)(a)(ii) applies to declarations of candidacy filed before the effective date of this section and to declarations of candidacy filed on or after the effective date of this section. (iii) The address at which the candidate is registered may be disclosed: (A) If the candidate has provided express written consent to disclose the candidate's address; (B) To the news media, as defined in RCW 5.68.010, in response to a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW from the news media. The requester must include in the request for public records the requester's legal name and the requester's associated news media. Any address disclosed pursuant to this subsection may not be further disseminated by the recipient. Immediately upon receiving a request for a report filed under this section, the agency receiving the request shall notify all candidates whose information is included in such a report. The notice must include the name of the requester and the requester's associated news media. The requirement to provide notice under this subsection may not delay the production of records in response to a public records request; or (C) Upon request of the public disclosure commission for the purpose of carrying out its official duties; (b) A place for the candidate to indicate the candidate's consent for the disclosure of the candidate's address provided on the declaration; (c) A place for the candidate to indicate the position for which he or she is filing; (d) A place for the candidate to state a party preference, if the office is a partisan office; (e) A place for the candidate to indicate the amount of the filing fee accompanying the declaration of candidacy or for the candidate to indicate that he or she is filing a filing fee petition in lieu of the filing fee under RCW 29A.24.091; (f)(i) A place for the candidate to sign the declaration of candidacy under oath, swearing or affirming that the information provided on the form is true, acknowledging that knowingly providing a false statement on the declaration of candidacy constitutes a crime under RCW 9A.72.040, and swearing or affirming that he or she will support the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of the state of Washington ; (ii) In the case of a declaration of candidacy filed electronically, the filer shall be notified before submission that submission of the form constitutes a sworn statement or affirmation under oath that the information provided with the filing is true, that the filer acknowledges that knowingly providing a false statement on the declaration of candidacy constitutes a crime in RCW 9A.72.040, and that d tates l troni ; and (g) The secretary of state may require any other information on the form he or she deems appropriate to facilitate the filing process. (2) Any individual may submit a complaint to the secretary of state or county auditor with whom the candidate filed the candidate's declaration if the individual believes that a

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• RCW 29A.08.710

  40.24.060 and (b) of this subsection: The voter's name, address, political jurisdiction, gender, year of birth, voting record, date of registration, and registration number. No other information from voter registration records or files is available for public inspection or copying. (b)(i) Disclosure of information on individuals under the age of 18 is subject to RCW 29A.08.725. (ii) The address of an elected official, election official, a criminal justice participant, and that of any person sharing the same voter registration address as the elected official, election official, or criminal justice participant is confidential and may not be disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW, except as provided under (b)(iii) of this subsection. (iii) The address at which the elected official, election official, or criminal justice participant is registered may be disclosed: (A) Upon receipt of the express written consent of the elected official, election official, or criminal justice participant to disclose their residential address; or (B) To the news media, as defined in RCW 5.68.010, in response to a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW from the news media. The requester must include in the request for public records the requester's legal name and the requester's associated news media. Any address disclosed pursuant to this subsection may not be further disseminated by the recipient. Immediately upon receiving a request for the voter registration address of an elected official, the agency receiving the request shall notify the elected official of the request. The notice must include the name of the requester and the requester's associated news media. The requirement to provide notice under this subsection may not delay the production of records in response to a public records request. (iv) For purposes of this subsection (2)(b): (A) "Criminal justice participant" has the same meaning as in RCW 65.04.140. (B) "Elected official" has the same meaning as in RCW 29B.10.180.

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• RCW 65.04.140

  must and → as (1) mortgages, judgments, liens, incumbrances, and other instruments of writing, indexes thereto, maps, charts, town plats, survey and other books and papers constituting the records and files in said office of recorder of deeds, and except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, all such records and files are, and shall be, matters of public information, free of charge to any and all persons demanding to inspect or to examine the same, or to search the same for titles of property. It is said recorder's duty to arrange in suitable places the indexes of said books of record, and when practicable, the record books themselves, to the end that the same may be accessible to the public and convenient for said public inspection, examination, and search, and not interfere with the said auditor's personal control and responsibility for the same, or prevent him or her from promptly furnishing the said records and files of his or her said office to persons demanding any information from the same. The said auditor or recorder shall, upon demand, and without charge, freely permit any and all persons, during reasonable office hours, to inspect, examine, and search any or all of the records and files of his or her said office, and to gather any information therefrom, and to make any desired notes or memoranda about or concerning the same, and to prepare an abstract or abstracts of title to any and all property therein contained. The county auditor has fulfilled this obligation regarding those records that can be accessed by the public on the county auditor's website. (2)(a) A criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or any person who resides with such an individual, named in a record described under subsection (1) of this section, may submit a written request for nondisclosure to the auditor or recorder requesting that the person's residential address and the associated parcel number be redacted in any publicly available record described under subsection (1) of this section. The request must be in the form required by the auditor or recorder and signed under penalty of perjury attesting that the person making the request is a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or a person residing with such an individual, and named in a record described under subsection (1) of this section. The residential address provided in the form is confidential and may not be disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW if the request is granted pursuant to (b) of this subsection. (b) Within 60 days of receiving a written request for nondisclosure in accordance with (a) of this subsection, the auditor or recorder shall grant or deny the request. A request must be granted if the requester meets the requirements under (a) of this subsection. If the request is granted, the residential address and associated parcel number of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or a person residing with such an individual, is confidential and may not be made available for public inspection or otherwise disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW, except as provided under subsection (3) of this section. The auditor or recorder shall, within 60 days from the date the request is granted, redact the residential address of the requester from any public record described in subsection (1) of this section and any written requests for nondisclosure. Redactions must be made in a manner that does not permanently alter the original record. (c) Within 30 days of granting the written request for nondisclosure, the auditor or recorder shall notify the county assessor and state archivist of the auditor's or recorder's decision. The county assessor and state archivist shall comply with redaction requirements set forth under RCW 84.40.020, 84.40.160, and 40.14.030. (d) The auditor or recorder may charge a reasonable fee to a person requesting to redact the person's residential addresses pursuant to this section. Upon aff

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• RCW 84.40.020

  42.56.210 → read as follows: (1)(a) All real property in this state subject to taxation shall be listed and assessed every year, with reference to its value on the first day of January of the year in which it is assessed. Such listing and all supporting documents and records shall be open to public inspection during the regular office hours of the assessor's office: PROVIDED, That confidential income data is hereby exempted from public inspection as noted in RCW 42.56.070 and 42.56.230, and except as provided under (c) of this subsection, the residential address and associated parcel number of the residence of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or any person residing with such an individual, contained in records described under this section or RCW 65.04.140 is confidential and may not be disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW or otherwise subject to public inspection upon notice provided by the county auditor or recorder in accordance with RCW 65.04.140 of the county auditor's or recorder's decision to grant a written request for nondisclosure. Within 60 days of receiving such notice, the county assessor shall redact the residential address of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or person residing with such an individual, contained in any publicly available record described under this subsection. Redactions must be made in a manner that does not permanently alter the original record. The county assessor may charge a reasonable fee to a person requesting to redact the person's residential addresses pursuant to this section. Upon affidavit by the person submitting the request for nondisclosure that the person is unable to pay the fees due to financial hardship, the county assessor shall waive all fees. (b) Within 30 days of receiving a notice from the county auditor or recorder in accordance with RCW 65.04.140 that a person whose residential address has been redacted pursuant to this subsection is no longer qualified to receive such redaction, the county assessor shall remove all redactions accordingly. (c) The residential address of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or any person residing with such an individual, may be disclosed as follows: (i) Upon receipt of the express written consent of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or person residing with such an individual, who initially made the written request for nondisclosure under RCW 65.04.140; or (ii) To the news media, as defined in RCW 5.68.010, in response to a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW from the news media. At the time of the request, the requester shall disclose to the county assessor the requester's legal name and the requester's associated news media. Any address disclosed pursuant to this subsection may not be further disseminated by the recipient. Immediately upon receiving a request for a record described under subsection (1) of this section, the county assessor shall notify the criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or person residing with such an individual whose address is the subject of such record. The notice must include the name of the requester and the requester's associated news media. The requirement to provide notice under this subsection may not delay the production of records in response to a public records request. (d) For purposes of this section: (i) "Criminal justice participant" has the same meaning as in RCW 65.04.140. (ii) "Elected official" has the same meaning as in RCW 29B.10.180. (iii) "Election official" has the same meaning as described in (iv) "Residential address" has the same meaning as in RCW 65.04.140 (2) ta i n me in st

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• RCW 84.40.160

  The → rea as f ows: ⟦INS⟧(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the ass l s he all rs, cre ert l g mbe l b pr he ece o l b HER r a ted bl to nde ex t, as mn l i lot h ate hic sse nde (2) changes the boundaries of any parcel and shall renumber the parcels or prepare new map pages for any portion of the maps to show combinations or divisions of parcels. (3)(a) The name of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or any person residing with such individual, contained in records described under this section or supporting documents used to create such records is confidential and may not be made available for public inspection or disclosed under chapter 42.56 RCW upon notice provided by the county auditor or recorder in accordance with RCW 65.04.140 of the county auditor's or recorder's decision to grant a written request for nondisclosure. Within 30 days of such notice, the county assessor shall redact the name of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or person residing with such individual contained in any publicly available record described under this section. Redactions must be made in a manner that does not permanently alter the original record. The county assessor may charge a reasonable fee to a person requesting to redact the person's name pursuant to this section. Upon affidavit by the person submitting the request for nondisclosure that the person is unable to pay the fees due to financial hardship, the county assessor shall waive all fees. (b) The name of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or person residing with such an individual, may be disclosed as follows: (i) Upon receipt of the express written consent of a criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or person residing with such an individual, who initially made the written request for nondisclosure under RCW 65.04.140; or (ii) To the news media, as defined in RCW 5.68.010, in response to a public records request under chapter 42.56 RCW from the news media. At the time of their request, the requester shall disclose to the county assessor the requester's legal name and the requester's associated news media. Any name disclosed pursuant to this subsection may not be further disseminated by the recipient. Immediately upon receiving a request for a record described under subsection (1) of this section, the county assessor shall notify the criminal justice participant, elected official, election official, or a person who resides with such an individual who is the subject of such record. The notice must include the name of the requester and the requester's associated news media. The requirement to provide notice under this subsection may not delay the production of records in response to a public records request. (c) Within 30 days of receiving a notice from the county auditor or recorder in accordance with RCW 65.04.140 that a person whose name has been redacted pursuant to this subsection is no longer qualified to receive such redaction, the county assessor shall remove all redactions accordingly. (d) For purposes of this subsection (3), the terms "criminal justice participant," "elected official," and "election official" have the same meanings as in RCW 84.40.020.

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• RCW 40.14.030

  seventy-five seventy-five → to read as follows: (1) All public records, not required in the current of the office where they are made or kept, and all recor ry agency, commission, committee, or any other activit te government which may be abolished or discontinued, be transferred to the state archives so that the valuable al records of the state may be centralized, made more widel e, and insured permanent preservation: PROVIDED, That this s ll have no application to public records approved for destr er the subsequent provisions of this chapter. When so transferred, copies of the public records con ll be made and certified by the archivist, which certific ll have the same force and effect as though made by er originally in charge of them. Fees may be charged to cov st of reproduction. In turning over the archives of his or e, the officer in charge thereof, or his or her successor, t es none of his or her rights of access to them, without char er necessary. (2) Records that are confidential, privileged, or om public disclosure under state or federal law while in th on of the originating agency, commission, board, committe er entity of state or local government retain their c l, privileged, or exempt status after transfer to the state or when otherwise in the possession of the state archives available for copying after the expiration of 75 years from creation of the record. If the originating jurisdiction is no longer in existence, the archivist shall make the determination of availability according to such rules. If, while in the possession of the originating agency, commission, board, committee, or other entity, any record is determined to be confidential, privileged, or exempt from public disclosure under state or federal law for a period of less than 75 years, then the record, with the concurrence of the originating jurisdiction, must be made accessible to the public upon the expiration of the shorter period of time according to proper and reasonable rules adopted by the secretary of state.

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• RCW 4.24.680

  or or → read as follows: (1) A person shall not knowingly make available on the world wide web the personal information of a peace officer, corrections person, justice, judge, commissioner, public defender, or prosecutor if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the peace officer's, corrections person's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, public defender's, or prosecutor's safety or the safety of that person's immediate family and the threat is reasonably apparent to the person making the information available on the world wide web to be serious and imminent. (2) It is not a violation of this section if an employee of a county auditor , county assessor, public disclosure commission, or state archivist publishes personal information, in good faith, on the website of the county auditor , county assessor, public disclosure commission, or state archivist in the ordinary course of carrying out public , except where such publication is in violation of this act (c) medi on's, sti ecuto spo he sa resi (d) " ge" Unite tate ed St s b rior rt, (e) " tice ashin n su (f) " son on's, sti ecuto ho al s rity on's e, o (g) osec rney, e at stant r de (h) " lic ic de der,

  amended

• RCW 29B.25.090

  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) → as f ows: (1) T sur tee y on (a) eed t c (b) gs urr ear s ate no e did pon t nte nd ca dat of s r (c) (d) Donate the surplus to a charitable organization registered in accordance with chapter 19.09 RCW; (e) Transmit the surplus to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund, the Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account under RCW 43.07.380, or the legislative international trade account under RCW 43.15.050, as specified by the candidate or political committee; or (f) Hold the surplus in the depository or depositories designated in accordance with RCW 29B.25.050 for possible use in a future election campaign for the same office last sought by the candidate and report any such disposition in accordance with RCW 29B.25.100. If the candidate subsequently announces or publicly files for office, the appropriate information must be reported to the commission in accordance with RCW 29B.25.020 through 29B.25.100. If a subsequent office is not sought the surplus held shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of this section. (g)(i) Hold the surplus campaign funds in a separate account for nonreimbursed public office-related expenses or as provided in this section, and report any such disposition in accordance with RCW 29B.25.100. The separate account required under this subsection shall not be used for deposits of campaign funds that are not surplus. For the purposes of this subsection, a public office-related expense includes, but is not limited to, direct out-of-pocket expenses made by the candidate or elected official for personal security measures, as defined in section 4 of this act, that are necessary to address dangers or threats that would not exist but for the individual's status as a candidate or elected official, provided that the personal security measure is reasonably proportional in scope to the level of danger or threat that exists for the candidate or elected official. Surplus campaign funds may not be used to reimburse a candidate or elected official for payments made to the individual's spouse or registered domestic partner, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or the spouse of any such persons, or an entity in which any person described in this subsection has a personal beneficial interest. (ii) Disbursements for personal security measures must be for the usual and normal charge for such goods or services. "Usual and normal charge" means, in the case of goods, the price of those goods in the market in which they are ordinarily purchased and, in the case of services, the hourly or piecework charge for the services at a commercially reasonable rate prevailing at the time the services were rendered. ⟦INS⟧(2) s t (3)

  amended

• RCW 42.56.010

  from the legislative member security account are confidential and not subject to disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (c) The residential address of a legislator included in any reimbursement form and supporting documents submitted with such form, or on an invoice for a personal security measure purchased using funds from the legislative member security account is confidential and not subject to disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (d) For purposes of this subsection, "residential address" has the same meaning as in RCW 29B.05.030.

  amended

Action History

1. January 13, 2026

   First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

Sponsors

• (Liias) · Primary

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