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WA SB6123
Bill
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Steven Conway
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AI Summary
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Expands public records exemption for voluntarily submitted personal demographic information from state agency employees only to all agency employees, including local government workers
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Protected demographic details include race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, immigration status, national origin, and disability status
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Allows release of demographic information only in deidentified or aggregate format
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Amends RCW 42.56.250 (employment and licensing information exemptions under the Public Records Act)
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Section 1 expires June 1, 2028, when Section 2 (which incorporates additional 2025 legislation amendments) takes effect
Legislative Description
Concerning the protection of voluntary supplied personal information of local government employees.
Last Action
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
2/3/2026