Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2019-2020/sb-6280.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

129 lines
6.9 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the use of facial recognition services."
description: "Concerning the use of facial recognition services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6280"
citation: "Washington SB 6280 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS", "LEGISLATURE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "STUDIES", "IDENTIFICATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nguyen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcaf3a88-ded8-4d3f-868b-ed8b3caa5ae9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6280&year=2019"
source_hash: "b50512fc3d35eb39a0513482e931364185b27d3b6e230fc20dbb51e654970549"
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 6280 (2019-2020) — Concerning the use of facial recognition services.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6280.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6280-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6280-S.htm)
## Votes
- 2127 Klippert Pg 1 Ln 14 (#9) — **41–56** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#21) — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#8) — **53–43** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) — **63–33** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **30–18** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Nguyen — primary (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Salomon — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, C. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-14** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-23** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-19** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-23** ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-01-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-19** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-19** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-24** First reading, referred to Innovation, Technology & Economic Development. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** ITED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Innovation, Technology & Economic Development.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-06** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2020-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
- **2020-03-10** House insists on its position and asks Senate for a conference.
- **2020-03-10** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Boehnke, Entenman, Hudgins.
- **2020-03-10** Conference committee request granted.
- **2020-03-10** Conference committee appointed. Senators Nguyen, Brown, Wellman.
- **2020-03-11** Conference committee report; received 5:39 PM 3/11/2020.
- **2020-03-11** Conference committee report; received 5:15 PM 3/11/2020.
- **2020-03-12** Conference committee report not adopted.
- **2020-03-12** Conference Requested.
- **2020-03-12** Conference committee reappointed. Senators Brown, Nguyen, Wellman.
- **2020-03-12** Conference committee request granted.
- **2020-03-12** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Boehnke, Entenman, Hudgins.
- **2020-03-12** Conference committee report; received 4:47 PM 3/12/2020.
- **2020-03-12** Conference committee report; received 5:15 PM 3/12/2020.
- **2020-03-12** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2020-03-12** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 53; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- **2020-03-12** Second report of conference committee adopted.
- **2020-03-12** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-31** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2020-03-31** Chapter 257, 2020 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2020-03-31** Effective date 7/1/2021. `became-law`
- **2020-01-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-23T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcaf3a88-ded8-4d3f-868b-ed8b3caa5ae9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).