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Senate State Government committee gives due‑pass recommendations to four bills including voting and records measures
Summary
The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee met Jan. 17 in Olympia and online and in executive session advanced four bills: SB 5000 (state nickname), SB 5102 (narrow Public Records Act exemption), proposed substitute A for SB 5017 (adopting the Uniform Military and Overseas Voter Act with study and portal restrictions), and SB 5069 (state voter pamphlet changes).
The Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs and Elections Committee met Jan. 17 in Olympia and virtually and, in executive session, advanced four bills with due‑pass recommendations to the next committee: Senate Bill 5000, Senate Bill 5102, proposed substitute A for Senate Bill 5017, and Senate Bill 5069.
The committee’s staff briefed members before votes. Danielle Creech, staff to the committee, summarized SB 5000 as “relating to establishing the state nickname” and told members the bill would designate “the Evergreen State as the official state nickname of the state of Washington.” William (staff) summarized SB 5102 as creating “an exemption in the Public Records Act for internal analyses and methodologies used by local governments, and their risk pools in setting member premium…
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