---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regulating body worn cameras."
description: "Regulating body worn cameras."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6408"
citation: "Washington SB 6408 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECORDS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT OF", "ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Padden"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-16"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c45cba3c-9fc4-458a-ac0f-5163a71cbadf"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6408&year=2017"
source_hash: "daebd7113784739a6ada8f4d363b1802a9da8adbc37c328d4d0c2df4dd38002d"
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 6408 (2017-2018) — Regulating body worn cameras.

## 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/6408.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#33) — **95–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Padden — primary (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** LAW - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `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.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter 285, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-27** 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/c45cba3c-9fc4-458a-ac0f-5163a71cbadf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).