The resolution proposes an amendment to Article II, section 17 of the Washington State Constitution, which aims to clarify the legal protections for members of the legislature. Specifically, it states that legislators shall not be held liable for any civil or criminal actions based on their spoken words during debates. Additionally, the amendment seeks to ensure that written documents related to the internal deliberations of the legislature concerning proposed bills will be accessible to the public, while also providing that legislators cannot be held liable for the contents of these documents.
To facilitate this amendment, the resolution mandates that the Secretary of State present it to the qualified voters during the next general election for their approval or rejection. Furthermore, it requires that notice of the proposed constitutional amendment be published in legal newspapers across the state at least four times in the four weeks leading up to the election.