HB 1991 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Exempting from public inspection and copying requirements email addresses of individuals who subscribe to regular communications of certain agencies as defined under the public records act.

HB 1991 exempts email addresses of individuals who subscribe to regular communications (like newsletters) from certain state agencies from public records disclosure under Washington's public records law. It directly affects people who sign up for agency updates, protecting their email addresses from being publicly accessible. The bill amends existing law (RCW 42.56.230) to add this specific exemption, ensuring these email addresses are not subject to public inspection requests. This is a procedural change focused on privacy protection for subscribers.
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Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
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