S-4635.1
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8211
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senators Salomon and Cortes
Read first time 02/04/26. Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article II, section 17 of the Constitution of the state of Washington to read as follows:
Article II, section 17. No member of the legislature shall be liable in any civil action or criminal prosecution whatever, for words spoken in debate. Written documents concerning the internal deliberations of the legislature regarding bills contemplated or introduced shall be open to public inspection and copying: Provided, That no member of the legislature shall be liable in any civil action or criminal prosecution whatever, for the contents of those written documents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.