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WashingtonHB 26062025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Concerning performance measures, duties, and reporting requirements for the office of privacy and data protection.

Sponsored By: Stephanie Barnard (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Help for local governments and consumers on privacy

The office helps local governments and the public improve data privacy. It creates and shares best practices for collecting and storing personal data. It runs training for local governments. It teaches people how to protect data on phones and online.

New state privacy office and leader

The law creates the Office of Privacy and Data Protection as the state’s privacy hub. The agency director appoints a chief privacy officer to lead it. The office is the main contact for state privacy policy.

Regular performance reports and clear metrics

The office must send a performance report by December 1, 2016, and every four years after. The 2016 report sets the performance measures. Later reports must show results. They include policy improvements after training, coordination with experts, and public outreach and contacts. They also cover staff education and counts of privacy threshold analyses and privacy impact assessments.

State agencies get annual privacy reviews

The office runs an annual privacy review for state agencies and employees. It gives yearly privacy training and sets principles and best practices. It joins reviews of major state projects that use personal data, including AI projects.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stephanie Barnard

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Cindy Ryu

    Democratic • House

  • Greg Nance

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Timmons

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 138 • No: 6

Senate vote • 2/28/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote • 2/11/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 89 • No: 6 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 6/11/2026.

    3/9/2026House

  2. Chapter 9, 2026 Laws.

    3/9/2026House

  3. Governor signed.

    3/9/2026legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    3/3/2026legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    2/28/2026legislature

  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    2/28/2026House

  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/28/2026House

  8. President signed.

    2/28/2026legislature

  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/24/2026House

  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/23/2026House

  11. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/20/2026House

  12. ENET - Majority; do pass.

    2/20/2026House

  13. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

    2/13/2026House

  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 3.

    2/11/2026House

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/11/2026House

  16. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    2/6/2026House

  17. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/4/2026House

  18. TEDV - Majority; do pass.

    2/3/2026House

  19. TEDV - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/3/2026House

  20. First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.

    1/21/2026House

  21. Introduced

    1/21/2026House

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