WashingtonState archives preserve Lakeland Village records and open older files
Lakeland Village records are kept through 2030, and restricted state archive records become available for inspection and copying after 75 years unless privacy laws still protect them.
What it does
State archives staff and partner agencies plan how to preserve Lakeland Village records and artifacts, including material about former residents with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
The Department of Social and Health Services and state archives staff keep the covered Lakeland Village records through 2030.
After 75 years, people may inspect and copy restricted records transferred to the state archives, unless a privacy law still protects them.
Argument forPreserving and cataloguing Lakeland Village records could help families, researchers, and the public learn about residents' lives and the facility's history.
Argument againstPeople whose old records contain sensitive details could face greater exposure after 75 years, although some privacy laws still protect those records.
More detail
State archives staff and partner agencies prepare a plan to preserve Lakeland Village historical records and artifacts. The Division of Archives and Records Management works with the University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, the Department of Social and Health Services, and the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The materials include records and artifacts from the state-operated facility, such as medical records, letters, images, and films. The plan identifies records at risk, assesses their condition, sets out how to preserve, store, catalogue, and digitize them, and includes future public access for historical and educational purposes. The plan had to be reported to the appropriate legislative committees by September 1, 2025.
The Department of Social and Health Services and state archives staff retain covered Lakeland Village records through 2030. These are the records described in the act from Lakeland Village. The retention period runs through 2030.
Restricted records transferred to the state archives are open to inspection and copying after 75 years. This applies to restricted records transferred to the state archives under this chapter. Confidentiality protections under state and federal laws, including the laws named in the text, continue regardless of the record's age. The 75-year period runs from the record's creation.
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History
- 2026
- Mar 24Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 24Chapter 208, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 24Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 11Speaker signed.Major
- Mar 11President signed.Passed House
- Mar 9Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Senate concurred in House amendments.
- Feb 28Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.Minor
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 28Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 28Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- Feb 25Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Feb 23Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Feb 20SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Feb 20Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 18Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- Feb 6First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.Minor
- Feb 4Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Jan 28Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Jan 19Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Jan 16Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Jan 16SGTE - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Jan 16Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- Jan 13Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 12First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.Minor
- 2025
- Dec 10Prefiled for introduction.Introduced
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