(OLYMPIA, WA) -- The Washington State Legislature has approved a measure that will allow government agencies to charge fees for electronic copies of records.
The House on Monday voted 80-18 to approve the bill, agreeing with earlier changes made by the Senate. It now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature.
The News Tribune reports the measure allows agencies to charge up to 10 cents per page for scanned documents and up to 5 cents for every four electronic attachments when replying to public records requests.
Public agencies can already charge a default rate of up to 15 cents per page for photocopying documents in response to public records requests.
