Broad Data Privacy Bill Sails Through Washington Senate

The Washington Senate has passed a comprehensive privacy bill that would give state residents new data rights.

The Washington Privacy Act (SB 6281), which Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D) introduced in January, passed on a 46-1 vote.

The bill, the likely legislative vehicle for a potential new state privacy law this year, would give residents the right to know who is using their data and the right to opt out of some data processing.

“This bill carefully, responsibly takes the best practices from Europe, California and other states to build a data privacy regulatory framework that will help set a standard ...