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2011 House Bill 1793: Restricting access to juvenile records
Introduced by Rep. Jeannie Darneille (Tacoma) (D) on February 2, 2011
Prohibits any consumer reporting agency that collects personally identifiable information about juveniles from distributing that information to any third party. This act requires the automatic sealing of juvenile court records when certain conditions are met. This act also provides procedural requirements for the sealing of juvenile records when the conditions for automatic sealing are not met. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Early Learning & Human Services Committee on February 2, 2011
Substitute offered in the House on February 17, 2011
Removes the provision regarding the automatic sealing of juvenile records, if the statutory requirements have been met, has been removed. The Administrative Office of the Courts must convene a work group to develop recommendations to allow juvenile records to be sealed without requiring a court hearing.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 17, 2011
Referred to the House General Government Appropriations & Oversight Committee on February 17, 2011
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 23, 2011
To prohibit a consumer reporting agency from disseminating to a third party information contained in any juvenile record that it has obtained but allows the dissemination of de-identified records for the purposes of social science research, trend data, and generalized aggregation.
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2011
Referred to the Senate Human Services & Corrections Committee on March 8, 2011
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 25, 2011
To remove the provisions related to prohibiting a consumer reporting agency from disseminating juvenile criminal record data. Also removes the provisions relating to the Consumer Protection Act. Adds provisions requiring the destruction of juvenile records relating to an event for which the subject of the records received a full and unconditional pardon.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 25, 2011
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 6, 2011
Amendment offered by Sen. Don Benton (Vancouver) (R) on April 8, 2011
To require the workgroup to include in its recommendations how to restrict public access to diversion records. Adds three additional members to the workgroup.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 8, 2011
Received in the House on April 15, 2011
Failed by voice vote in the House on April 15, 2011
House refuses to concur with the Senate amendments and asks the Senate to recede from them.
Received in the Senate on April 19, 2011
Failed by voice vote in the Senate on April 19, 2011
Received in the Senate on April 22, 2011
Received in the House on April 22, 2011
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 12, 2011