Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records.” Read the full text
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2026 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. · Jan 13, 2026
SGTE - Majority; do pass. · Jan 23, 2026
And refer to Transportation. · Jan 23, 2026
Minority; do not pass. · Jan 23, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Jan 23, 2026
Referred to Transportation. · Jan 26, 2026
TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 5, 2026
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 5, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 5, 2026
TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 5, 2026
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 5, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 5, 2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 6, 2026
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 6, 2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 10, 2026
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 10, 2026
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 11, 2026
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 11, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 11, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Feb 11, 2026
First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. · Feb 14, 2026
SGOV - Executive action taken by committee. · Feb 24, 2026
SGOV - Majority; do pass. · Feb 24, 2026
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 24, 2026
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Feb 25, 2026
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Mar 2, 2026
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 3, 2026
Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 5. · Mar 3, 2026
President signed. · Mar 4, 2026
Speaker signed. · Mar 5, 2026
Delivered to Governor. · Mar 10, 2026
Governor signed. · Mar 16, 2026
Chapter 56, 2026 Laws. · Mar 16, 2026
Effective date 3/16/2026. · Mar 16, 2026
The numbers
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jamie PedersenMarko LiiasJessica BatemanManka DhingraNoel FrameBob HasegawaT'wina NoblesRebecca SaldañaDerek StanfordJavier ValdezClaire Wilson
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2026-03-03 · Yea 57, Nay 36, Absent 0, Excused 5
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2026-02-11 · Yea 30, Nay 19, Absent 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 3/16/2026. (Mar 16, 2026).