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Treasurer's office and deposit commission finalize updated public‑records rules after stakeholder comments
Summary
Both the State Finance Committee and the Public Deposit Protection Commission authorized final rulemaking to adopt updated public‑records regulations (two related WAC chapters), citing harmonization with the Treasurer's Office rules and WSBA Administrative Law comments; both measures passed unanimously.
Two separate bodies—the State Finance Committee and the Public Deposit Protection Commission—authorized final rulemaking May 28 to update public‑records regulations that govern each body.
Devin Phelps, legal counsel to the Office of the State Treasurer, told the committee the State Finance Committee's rules had not been updated since 1973 and that the proposed amendments modernize processing and improve consistency with the Treasurer's Office rules: “The rules have not been updated since 1973,” Phelps said. He noted the draft includes green text for prior changes and blue for newer amendments, and that two joint comments from the Administrative Law section of the Washington State Bar Association led to specific edits focusing on an indexing requirement.
The State Finance Committee adopted Resolution 13‑12 to finalize amendments to chapter 210-06 of the Washington Administrative Code. Later the Public Deposit Protection Commission adopted Resolution 2026‑1 to finalize a parallel rulemaking establishing new chapter 3389-06 to implement public‑records procedures for the commission. Phelps said the PDPC draft contained no additional substantive changes beyond the committee package.
Both votes were unanimous and, according to staff, will align the two bodies' public‑records procedures with current practice and improve efficiency in request processing. The concise explanatory statement in each packet records the prior hearings and the comments received.
