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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning the applicability of nondisclosure agreements in civil actions for sexual harassment or assault."
+description: "Concerning the applicability of nondisclosure agreements in civil actions for sexual harassment or assault."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "SB 6068"
+citation: "Washington SB 6068 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL PROCEDURE", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Frockt"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2018-01-04"
+last_action: "2018-03-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/163f4848-e498-4d2c-9b68-51b2865002d1"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6068&year=2017"
+source_hash: "9dbe78c6b35ffc55523102ff7d772cefdd1228ebc0d23ebd7c27762514f1ec71"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington SB 6068 (2017-2018) — Concerning the applicability of nondisclosure agreements in civil actions for sexual harassment or assault.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6068.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6068-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6068-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Frockt — primary (person)
+- Conway — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
+- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
+- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
+- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
+- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
+- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
+- **2018-01-30** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-01-30** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2018-01-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-01-30** LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-01-30** Minority; without recommendation.
+- **2018-01-31** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-12** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-22** JUDI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
+- **2018-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2018-02-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2018-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2018-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2018-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-03-21** Chapter 118, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2018-03-21** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/163f4848-e498-4d2c-9b68-51b2865002d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+