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Councilmember Rivera introduces CB 121158 to limit city data sharing across departments
Summary
Councilmember Rivera said CB 121158 would update the Seattle Municipal Code to codify state restrictions on sharing personal information and to extend those limits to city departments beyond law enforcement and courts.
Councilmember Teresa Rivera used her Feb. 2 briefing time to preview legislation she will introduce — identified in remarks as CB 121158 — that would update the Seattle Municipal Code to restrict sharing of personal information by city departments.
Rivera said the measure would codify the state "Keep Washington Working" law and close a gap so that departments beyond law enforcement and the courts cannot provide personal information except when an individual requests the sharing, a court issues a warrant, or another legal obligation requires disclosure. "The legislation I'm offering also closes a gap in the code, and in that, it also includes other city departments," Rivera said.
Rivera said the bill was shared with council offices and is scheduled for public-safety committee consideration; she invited colleagues to engage with the proposal in committee. Colleagues thanked Rivera for bringing the matter forward and said they expect committee review and follow-up.
Next steps: Rivera said the bill is scheduled to be heard in the public-safety committee; the briefing did not include a formal introduction or vote. The legislative text of CB 121158 was not read into the record at the briefing and is described in the meeting only in summary terms.
