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Bill would let Washington join interstate compact to speed fingerprint background checks
Summary
Engrossed substitute House Bill 1385 would authorize the Washington State Patrol to enter the federal compact that enables interstate exchange of fingerprint‑supported criminal history records for non‑criminal‑justice background checks, committee staff and the sponsor told lawmakers March 17.
Allison Mendiola, committee staff, briefed the Senate Human Services Committee March 17 on engrossed substitute House Bill 1385, a Washington State Patrol agency request to participate in the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact and to facilitate fingerprint‑supported criminal history exchanges for non‑criminal‑justice background checks.
Staff said the bill was passed off the House floor unanimously. Mendiola and sponsor Representative Taylor described federal authorities that permit exchange of criminal history records for…
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