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WA SB6086

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Manka Dhingra

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands personal information protection from internet disclosure to cover a broader category of "eligible individuals" including peace officers, corrections personnel, judicial officers, public defenders, prosecutors, court clerks, and administrative law judges appointed under Title 34 RCW

  • Removes the requirement that a threat be "imminent and serious" for protection to apply; now any threat to safety of the eligible individual or their immediate family triggers the prohibition on publishing personal information online

  • Requires agencies, businesses, data brokers, and websites to remove an eligible individual's personal information within 10 business days of receiving a removal request, with damages of up to $1,000 per day for non-compliance after the deadline

  • Expands the definition of "criminal justice participant" in harassment and cyber harassment statutes to include federal, state, and local court administrators, staff, and clerk staff, maintaining class C felony penalties for harassment of these individuals while performing official duties

  • Authorizes court security consultants at the Administrative Office of the Courts to conduct threat assessments on behalf of judicial officers and access criminal history records including nonconviction data for threat investigations, with founded threats referred to local law enforcement

Legislative Description

Strengthening security for Washington state judicial officers and court personnel.

Last Action

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/25/2026
Civil Rights & Judiciary2/17/2026
Rules2/4/2026
Law & Justice1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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