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Committee reviews bill to expand public-records exemptions for gambling security and finance
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The State Government & Tribal Relations Committee heard testimony Tuesday on House Bill 1222, which would expand exemptions under the Public Records Act for financial, operational and security information submitted to the Washington State Gambling Commission and tribal gaming partners.
Madison — The State Government & Tribal Relations Committee heard testimony Tuesday on House Bill 1222, which would expand exemptions under the state's Public Records Act for financial and security information held by the Washington State Gambling Commission and tribal gaming partners.
Desiree Omley, OPR staff, told the committee the bill would broaden current exemptions to include financial and security information submitted by applicants, licensees, gaming facilities and tribes under compacts, and would enlarge the categories of protected material beyond independent auditor reports and financial statements.
The measure, sponsor Representative Chris Stearns of the 47th Legislative District said, is aimed at “helping safeguard the security and the data of information used…
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