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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5784

SB 5784: Agency demographic data

Encouraging agency demographic data collection.

Summary

  • Requires agencies to collect voluntary self-identification demographic data using the U.S. Office of Management and Budget statistical policy directive number 15.
  • Provides procedures for agencies to request exemptions from, and variances to, the requirement to collect more detailed data beyond the minimum categories.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 5, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
Introduced
March 5, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
February 4, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5784, SSB 5784

AN ACT Relating to agency demographic data collection;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D-11)

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5784)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5784)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5784)
  5. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5784)
  6. Minority; without recommendation.
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  10. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections.

SB 5784 in other sessions

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

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