Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB5906: Data and personal safety
Status: Passed one chamber, March 12, 2026
Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents.
What the bill says
An act Relating to establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents; adding a new section to chapter 43.216 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.02 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29A.04 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents; adding a new section to chapter 43.216 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.02 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29A.04 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.216 RCW to read as follows: (1) Except as required by state or federal law, or as required to administer a state or federally supported early learning or child care program, early learning providers may not do either of the or (b) Allow an officer or employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement to enter a nonpublic area of an early learning or child care site for any purpose without being presented with a valid judicial warrant or court order. An early learning provider shall, to the extent practicable, request a valid form of identification from an officer or employee of an agency conducting immigration enforcement seeking to enter a nonpublic area of an early learning or child care site. This subsection may not be construed to limit an early learning provider's right to …
Sponsors
- Drew Hansen (D) · primary sponsor
- Javier Valdez (D)
- Jessica Bateman (D)
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Noel Frame (D)
- Robert Hasegawa (D)
- Samuel Hunt (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
- Jamie Pedersen (D)
- Jesse Salomon (D)
- Vandana Slatter (D)
- Derek Stanford (D)
Latest actions
- : By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- : Minority; do not pass.
- : CRJ - Majority; do pass with amendment
- : Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- : First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Votes
- House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary: Do pass as amended (February 25, 2026): 8 yea, 5 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 12, 2026): 30 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5906 as recommended by Committee on Law & Justice be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (February 9, 2026): 15 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Law & Justice: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5906 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (January 29, 2026): 5 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: NAMED ACTS, ATTORNEY GENERAL, IMMIGRATION
Common questions
- What is SB5906?
- SB5906 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Data and personal safety.
- What does SB5906 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents; adding a new section to chapter 43.216 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.02 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29A.04 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of SB5906?
- Passed one chamber as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5906?
- Drew Hansen (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5906?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5906&Year=2025
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