Lege TREND. Tech Rich State. Yes to Data Breach Bill. No to Data Privacy Bill.

State: Washington

The bills that succeeded: HB 1071 (2019 | WA)

What does the data breach bill do?

  • 30 days to notify the state Attorney General and consumers (down from the current 45 days)
  • What information triggers a breach notification?
    • Social Security numbers
    • driver’s license numbers
    • state ID numbers
    • financial account information
    • full birth dates
    • health insurance ID numbers
    • medical histories
    • student ID numbers
    • military ID numbers
    • passport ID numbers
    • username-password…

Lege TREND. Anatomy of a Failed Data Privacy Bill in a Tech State

Washington State Legislature did not enact SB 5376, a GDPR like data privacy bill, here are some reasons why:

  • Supporters, privacy advocates, started calling for a stronger bill
  • Critics harped on the bill still permitting facial recognition software
  • Negotiations did not include more than 1 Republican and no consumer advocates

SC Magazine | Washington state legislature passes data breach law, but punts on privacy law