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Introduced People's Privacy Act (SB 5643) in Washington State Senate

On 31 January 2023, the People's Privacy Act (SB 5643), was introduced in Washington State Senate to create a charter of personal data rights in Washington state. SB 5643 is the companion bill of HB 1616, introduced in the House of Representatives on 26 January 2023. The Act would apply to business entities in the state of Washington which, annually, have a revenue of at least USD 10 million through at least 300 separate transactions, or process personal information of at least 1'000 unique individuals. If passed, it would grant data subjects in Washington state with the right to know, access, refuse consent, delete, and correct their personal information. Covered entities would be subject to a number of data processing obligations, such as having a clear and easily understandable long-form and short-form privacy policy displayed prominently and readily accessible to data subjects. The Act would also set out the conditions under which personal information can be transferred to third parties. Further, covered entities would need to conduct and document a data protection assessment of certain processing activities, including capturing personal information for targeted advertising and the sale of personal information.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-01-26
under deliberation

On 26 January 2023, the People’s Privacy Act (HB 1616), was introduced by representatives Shelly Kl…

2023-01-31
under deliberation

On 31 January 2023, the People's Privacy Act (SB 5643), was introduced in Washington State Senate t…

2023-04-23
rejected

On 23 April 2023, the People's Privacy Act (SB 5643), was rejected after failing to pass before the…

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