WashCOG announces 2024 legislative priorities
JAN. 13, 2024 — The Washington Coalition for Open Government is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works through the courts and the Legislature to defend and strengthen Washington’s open government laws. WashCOG has established the following priorities for legislative action during the 2024 regular legislative session. The Coalition encourages its members and concerned citizens throughout Washington to contact members of the legislature to voice their opinions on the following legislation. Details about each priority are available on our Legislative Watch page.
End the use of so-called “legislative privilege” by legislators.
Adopt all previous pro-transparency recommendations of the Sunshine Committee.
Take steps to ensure the Sunshine Committee recommendations are heard by the Legislature.
Require committees of governing bodies to meet in public.
Protect the Public Records Act.
A leading Coalition priority for this year’s state legislative session and beyond is the clarification of the legal meaning of “legislative privilege,” and obtaining pledges from legislators to not invoke it as a means to withhold public information. See more on WashCOG’s legislative privilege information page.
