BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2277: Data brokering

Licensing of business entities engaged in the act of brokering data.

Summary

Requires data brokers to register annually with the Department of Licensing before brokering personal data.
Requires the Department of Licensing to make data broker registration information publicly available on its website.

From the House Bill Analysis 2024 (HB 2277), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to licensing of business entities engaged in the act of brokering data;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

HB 2277 (2025–26) Wildfire risk models · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2019–20) Youth solitary confinement · Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2020
HB 2277 (2017–18) Credit security freeze fees · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2015–16) Peace officer liability · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2013–14) WA state historical society · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2277 (2011–12) Puget Sound partnership · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2277 (2009–10) Fuel taxes on exported fuel · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2277 (2007–08) Initiatives & referendums · Did not pass · died in committee