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WashingtonSB 60812025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records.

Sponsored By: Jamie Pedersen (Democratic)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stronger privacy for sex-marker changes

The Department of Licensing cannot show or send your sex designation change records without your clear consent for that purpose. New or replacement IDs and digital records show only your current sex and do not reveal a past change. Records from requests to change sex on vital records are exempt from public disclosure.

Tighter rules to get birth records

Agencies or courts can get a birth certificate only for official duties and only if the department decides the release will not cause harm, loss of rights, or unfair impact, and is in the public interest. Details from the confidential part of a birth record go only to the person named, after identity proof, and do not include parents' confidential information. The public can get confidential birth details only with a court order.

Credit freeze tips and electronic verification fees

When you get a birth certificate, the registrar includes state information on why and how to place a credit security freeze. The department also provides electronic checks of birth or death records to agencies, insurers, hospitals, and similar groups for official work like fraud prevention. The department sets the process and charges a fee for each search.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jamie Pedersen

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Bob Hasegawa

    Democratic • Senate

  • Claire Wilson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Derek Stanford

    Democratic • Senate

  • Javier Valdez

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jessica Bateman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Manka Dhingra

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marko Liias

    Democratic • Senate

  • Noel Frame

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rebecca Saldaña

    Democratic • Senate

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 87 • No: 55

House vote • 3/3/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 57 • No: 36 • Other: 5

Senate vote • 2/11/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 30 • No: 19

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 3/16/2026.

    3/16/2026Senate

  2. Chapter 56, 2026 Laws.

    3/16/2026Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    3/16/2026legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    3/10/2026legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    3/5/2026legislature

  6. President signed.

    3/4/2026legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 5.

    3/3/2026Senate

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/3/2026Senate

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

    3/2/2026Senate

  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/25/2026Senate

  11. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/24/2026Senate

  12. SGOV - Majority; do pass.

    2/24/2026Senate

  13. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/24/2026Senate

  14. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

    2/14/2026Senate

  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    2/11/2026Senate

  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/11/2026Senate

  17. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/11/2026Senate

  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/10/2026Senate

  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/6/2026Senate

  20. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    2/5/2026Senate

  21. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/5/2026Senate

  22. Minority; do not pass.

    2/5/2026Senate

  23. Referred to Transportation.

    1/26/2026Senate

  24. Minority; without recommendation.

    1/23/2026Senate

  25. Minority; do not pass.

    1/23/2026Senate

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