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2017 Senate Bill 5039: Adopting the uniform electronic legal material act
Introduced by Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Seattle) (D) on January 11, 2017
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 11, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 2, 2017
Defines the Washington State Constitution, session laws, Revised Code of Washington, and agency rules as legal materials. Requires the state to designate the electronic record as the official record and authenticate it, if the state publishes legal materials solely in electronic form; authenticated records are presumed to be accurate.
Received in the House on March 2, 2017
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 2, 2017
Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 7, 2017
Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Shea (Spokane Valley) (R) on April 10, 2017
Replaces the phrase "national standard-setting bodies" with a reference to "the National Institute of Standards andTechnology" in the section listing the various standards that an
official publisher of legal material in an electronic record is required to consider in implementing the Uniform Electronic Legal
Material Act.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on April 10, 2017
Adopts the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, creating a framework for authentication, preservation, and accessibility of legal material in an official electronic record.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 21, 2017