HB 1765 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Exempting email addresses of individuals who subscribe to regular communications and updates from local agencies.

HB 1765 exempts email addresses provided by individuals to subscribe to regular communications (like newsletters) from local agencies' public records. It directly affects residents who sign up for updates from city, county, or other local government services. The bill adds these email addresses to existing privacy exemptions in Washington state law, preventing them from being disclosed under public records requests. This change ensures that people who voluntarily provide their email for non-transactional updates cannot have those addresses made publicly available. The policy applies to standard agency communications, not emails used for official transactions or services.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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