SB 6081 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records.

SB 6081 protects Washington residents who have changed their sex designation on official state records by preventing unauthorized disclosure of those changes. It requires the Department of Licensing to obtain explicit consent before sharing any record of a sex designation change and mandates that updated driver's licenses or ID cards display only the current sex designation without indicating a prior change. This law directly affects transgender and non-binary individuals who have updated their sex designation on state-issued documents. The bill amends Washington’s driver’s license and identification laws to ensure privacy for these records while maintaining necessary public safety disclosures during emergencies.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Mar 16, 2026

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Substitute Bill → Substitute Passed Legislature · 2 edits

MINOR

The document has been converted from a draft 'Substitute Bill' to a 'Certification of Enrollment' confirming the bill has passed both legislative chambers. This change signifies the completion of the legislative process, making the bill ready for the Governor's signature or veto, rather than containing new policy provisions.

TECHNICAL

Added certification text confirming the bill passed the Senate and House with specific vote counts on February 11 and March 3, 2026.

Removed draft bill headers and placeholder text, replacing them with the official Secretary of the Senate certification.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

32–19

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 11, 2026

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

1 Yea 19 Nay

95% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 16, 2026

Signed into law

Governor signed.

executive

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

Mar 3, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (58-37-5)

house

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

SGOV - Majority; do pass.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (32-19)

senate

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Transportation.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Minority; do not pass.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

And refer to Transportation.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

SGTE - Majority; do pass.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 10:30 AM.

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors