---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempting the disclosure of certain information of agency employees or their dependents who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, or stalking."
description: "Exempting the disclosure of certain information of agency employees or their dependents who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, or stalking."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1533"
citation: "Washington HB 1533 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mena"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6363e473-d482-48a8-a6fc-91af134c3409"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1533&year=2023"
source_hash: "c87d4a876eae5c3c85f13ee2813477a58dd70b6e01ae3204f0af2e9fe3745755"
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 HB 1533 (2023-2024) — Exempting the disclosure of certain information of agency employees or their dependents who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, or stalking.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1533.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1533-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1533-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1533-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **80–15** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **57–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mena — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Shavers — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-24** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-03** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-10** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-10** SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted (SGOV 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-22** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-15** Chapter 458, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-15** Effective date 5/15/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6363e473-d482-48a8-a6fc-91af134c3409`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).