BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5646: Homelessness services access

Allowing for informed telephonic consent for access to housing or homelessness services.

Summary

Personally identifying information about a homeless individual may be collected after obtaining oral consent from the person over the telephone if written consent is obtained the first time the individual is physically present at the organization. Safeguards consistent with federal requirements for data collection continue to apply.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5646), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to allowing for informed telephonic consent for access to housing or homelessness services;

No recorded floor votes.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5646 (2025–26) Assaulting outreach workers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5646 (2023–24) Unattended children/vehicle · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5646 (2021–22) Corrections/body scanners · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5646 (2019–20) Affordable housing/sales tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5646 (2017–18) Resident'l habilitation ctrs · Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session
SB 5646 (2015–16) SR 99 Alaskan Way viaduct · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5646 (2013–14) High school equiv certifs · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5646 (2009–10) Process servers · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor