Addressing the issuance of confidential identification to investigators employed by the office of the attorney general.
HB 2096 would allow Washington's Department of Licensing to issue special confidential identification cards (like drivers' licenses or identicards) **only to investigators working for the Attorney General's office** during undercover or covert civil or criminal law enforcement operations. These cards would have standard expiration dates but could **only be used while the investigator is actively assigned to an undercover operation**. The bill also gives the Department's director authority to create rules for applying for and using these confidential IDs. It specifically restricts this special identification to Attorney General investigators, not general law enforcement officers.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
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Governor
Introduced Dec 3, 2025
Last action Jan 19, 2026
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Jan 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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