BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5527: Procurement/automated system
Establishing guidelines for government procurement and use of automated decision systems in order to protect consumers, improve transparency, and create more market predictability.
Summary
- Finds that: (1) Washington is a technology leader on a national and global level; (2) Automated decision systems are rapidly being adopted to make or assist in core decisions in a variety of government and business functions; and (3) The automated decision systems are often deployed without public knowledge, are unregulated, and vendors selling the systems may require restrictive contractual provisions that…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 23, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 23, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Companion bill
- HB 1655
AN ACT Relating to establishing guidelines for government procurement and use of automated decision systems in order to protect consumers, improve transparency, and create more market predictability;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
SB 5527 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5527 (2021–22) Insurance sublimits
- SB 5527 (2017–18) Employee status enforcement
- SB 5527 (2015–16) Voter registration
- SB 5527 (2013–14) Debt adjusting services
- SB 5527 (2011–12) Subsidized child care
- SB 5527 (2009–10) U of W publ wrks contracting