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Washington committee hears bill to register data brokers, stakeholders warn definitions are broad
Summary
Representative Shelly Kloba and staff summarized HB 24 83, which would require annual registration of data brokers and public disclosure of firm-level practices; industry groups said the bill’s definition is broader than Oregon/California and could sweep in non‑brokers, offering to work on clarifying amendments.
A Washington state committee heard staff and sponsor testimony Jan. 20 on House Bill 24 83, which would require businesses that collect and sell "brokered personal data" to register annually with the Department of Licensing and publish information about the data they collect, how they process it, who they sell it to and for what purposes.
Megan Mulvihill, staff to the Consumer Protection and Business Committee, told members the bill defines a data broker as any business entity that collects and sells or licenses brokered personal data irrespective of its relationship with the data subject and would require registrants beginning Jan. 1, 2027, to submit contact information, a fee and a…
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