Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6002: Driver privacy
Status: Signed into law, March 30, 2026
Concerning driver privacy protections.
What the bill says
An act Relating to driver privacy protections and automated license plate reader systems; adding a new chapter to Title 10 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency. NEW SECTION.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to driver privacy protections and automated license plate reader systems; adding a new chapter to Title 10 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. INTENT.The legislature finds that it plays an important role balancing the need to ensure public safety and an individual's right to privacy under both the federal Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the broader protection of individual rights guaranteed by Article I, section 7 of the Washington state Constitution. The legislature further finds that the dramatic expansion of surveillance technology across the country has demonstrated the need to establish sensible guardrails on the use of surveillance data collected from monitoring the location and travel of individuals, without a warrant, to ensure its use by law enforcement and other government agencies must not come into conflict with existing protections for Washingtonians and ensure that it is not being used for purposes prohibited under state and federal law. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Agency" includes all state agencies and all local agencies. (2) "Audit trail data" means all forms of data collected or generated by an automated license plate reader system that identify how the system is accessed or used. "Audit trail data" includes …
Sponsors
- Yasmin Trudeau (D) · primary sponsor
- Jeff Holy (R)
- Emily Alvarado (D, 34)
- Jessica Bateman (D)
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Steven Conway (D)
- Manka Dhingra (D)
- Noel Frame (D)
- Robert Hasegawa (D)
- Claudia Kauffman (D)
- Liz Lovelett (D)
- T'wina Nobles (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 3/30/2026.
- : Chapter 239, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Passed final passage; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- : Senate concurred in House amendments.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 4.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (March 10, 2026): 39 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (March 5, 2026): 84 yea, 10 nay, passed
- House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary: Do pass as amended (February 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 4, 2026): 40 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Law & Justice: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6002 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (January 22, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ATTORNEY GENERAL, MOTOR VEHICLES, RECORDS, CRIMES
Common questions
- What is SB6002?
- SB6002 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Driver privacy.
- What does SB6002 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to driver privacy protections and automated license plate reader systems; adding a new chapter to Title 10 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of SB6002?
- Signed into law as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 3/30/2026. (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6002?
- Yasmin Trudeau (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6002?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6002&Year=2025
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