Freshman state lawmaker Rep. Paul Graves has introduced a bill ahead of the 2018 legislative session that would remove language that exempts state legislators from the Public Records Act.
The Fall City Republican said his Legislative Transparency Act would remove language that exempts state legislators from making their records accessible to the public, according to a news release from his office.
The Public Records Act, approved by Washington voters in 1972, requires most records maintained by state, county and city governments to be accessible. In 1995, however, an amendment added language that many legislators contend exempts them from the requirement to disclose most records. Read more…