Concerning individual privacy by Washington technology solutions through an exemption from public inspection and copying.

HB 2491 exempts certain personal information collected by Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) from public record disclosure requirements. It directly affects WaTech, the state’s centralized IT agency, and all state agencies using its services, by creating a confidentiality shield for identifying personal data they handle. The bill amends state law to define "agency" as WaTech and establishes that personal information submitted to it for IT services is exempt from public inspection under RCW 42.56.010, ensuring such data remains confidential. This change aims to protect individual privacy while WaTech delivers IT services to state agencies, without altering how agencies must collect or correct data.