WA HB1887

Data brokers must register annually with the Department of Licensing beginning January 1, 2026, disclosing types of data collected, number of Washington residents tracked monthly, security measures, and opt-out options available to consumers

Registration information will be made publicly available on the department's website, including data broker contact details and data handling practices

A monthly severance tax takes effect January 1, 2027, based on the number of Washington residents whose data is collected, starting at 5 cents per person for up to 500,000 individuals and scaling up to 55 cents per person for data brokers collecting on more than 5 million residents

Exemptions from registration include consumer reporting agencies subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, financial institutions regulated under Gramm-Leach-Bliley, providers of publicly available business information, health/safety alert services, and telecommunications directory services

"Brokered personal data" includes names, addresses, birthdates, biometric information, Social Security numbers, government IDs, and other information that can be reasonably associated with an individual when categorized for sale or licensing