SB 6081 — Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records.

5 SB 6081 (a) Upon receipt of a complete and signed amendment application with applicable fees and a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including the name of the person as it appears on the current live birth record and the new name to be designated on the amended live birth record, under RCW 4.24.130;

If the state registrar denies an amendment to a vital record p.under the provisions of this section, a person may appeal the decision under RCW 70.58A.550.

7 SSB 6081 under the provisions of this section, a person may appeal the decision under RCW 70.58A.550.

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(2)p. The state registrar shall transfer the custody of vital records to the state archives in accordance with state archival procedures when:

6 SB 6081 (2) The state registrar shall transfer the custody of vital records to the state archives in accordance with state archival procedures when:

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(2)p. Proposals for research and public health purposes must be reviewed and approved as to scientific merit and adequacy of confidentiality safeguards in accordance with this section.

7 SB 6081 (2) Proposals for research and public health purposes must be reviewed and approved as to scientific merit and adequacy of confidentiality safeguards in accordance with this section.

and p.(b) Prohibit the recipient of the data from contacting or attempting to contact the person whose information is included in the data set or that person's family members without explicit permission from the department.

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(9)8 InSB addition6081 to the conditions required by subsection (7) of this section, the written data-sharing agreement for birth or fetal death record data with indirect identifiers under subsection (5) of this section must prohibit the recipient of the data from attempting to determine the identity of persons whose information is included in the data set or use the data in any manner that identifies individuals or their family members.

p.(14) The department may release vital records to government agencies in the conduct of official duties upon approval of the state registrar and receipt of a signed written data-sharing agreement with the department that prohibits redisclosure of any direct or indirect identifiers without explicit permission from the department.

10Vital SSB 6081 (14) The department may release vital records toinformation governmentreleased agenciesby in the conduct of official duties upon approval of the state registrar and receipt of a signed written data-sharing agreement with the department thatunder prohibitsthis redisclosuresubsection ofp. any direct or indirect identifiers without explicit permission from the department.

Vital9 recordsSB information6081 released by the department under this subsection may be limited to only the information necessary to perform the official duties of the agencies to which the information is released.

p.(c) "Indirect identifier" means a single data element that on its own does not identify an individual person, but when combined with other indirect identifiers can be used to identify an individual person.

11 SSB 6081 (c) "Indirect identifier" means a single data element that on its own does not identify an individual person, but when combined with other indirect identifiers can be used to identify an individual person.

identifying population health trends;p.

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(3) A person requesting a certification of birth, death, fetal death, or birth resulting in stillbirth must submit an application, p.identity documentation, evidence of eligibility, and the applicable fee established in RCW 70.58A.560 to the state or local registrar.

12 SSB 6081 identity documentation, evidence of eligibility, and the applicable fee established in RCW 70.58A.560 to the state or local registrar.

(a) The subject of the record or the subject of the record's spouse or domestic partner, child, parent, stepparent, stepchild, sibling, grandparent, great grandparent, grandchild, great grandchild,p. legal guardian, legal representative, or authorized representative;

11 SB 6081 grandchild, legal guardian, legal representative, or authorized representative;

p.(9) For a certification of death, the state or local registrar may release the certification only to:

13 SSB 6081 (9) For a certification of death, the state or local registrar may release the certification only to:

(b)p. A funeral director, the funeral establishment licensed pursuant to chapter 18.39 RCW, or the person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 named on the death record, within twelve months of the date of death;

12 SB 6081 (b) A funeral director, the funeral establishment licensed pursuant to chapter 18.39 RCW, or the person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 named on the death record, within twelve months of the date of death;

(13) When issuing a certification of birth resulting in stillbirth, the state or local registrar may release the p.certification only to the individual who gave birth listed on the fetal death record.

14 SSB 6081 certification only to the individual who gave birth listed on the fetal death record.

"This certificatep. of birth resulting in stillbirth is not proof of a live birth and is not an identity document." (c) Nothing in this subsection (13):

13 SB 6081 certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth is not proof of a live birth and is not an identity document." (c) Nothing in this subsection (13):

The state registrar must limit the confidential information provided to the individual who is the subject of the p.birth record's information, and may not include the parent's confidential information;

15 SSB 6081 birth record's information, and may not include the parent's confidential information;

(17) A person requesting a certification of marriage, dissolution of marriage, or dissolution of domestic partnership currently held by thep. department must submit an application and the applicable fee established in RCW 70.58A.560 to the state registrar.

14 SB 6081 the department must submit an application and the applicable fee established in RCW 70.58A.560 to the state registrar.

p.(a) "Qualified applicant" means a person who is eligible to receive a certification of a vital record based on the standards established by this chapter and department rule.

16 SSB 6081 (a) "Qualified applicant" means a person who is eligible to receive a certification of a vital record based on the standards established by this chapter and department rule.

10.8.

(1)p. All or part of any vital records, reports, supporting documentation, vital statistics, data, or information contained therein, including information related to sex designation changes under this chapter, are not subject to public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW.

15 SB 6081 (1) All or part of any vital records, reports, supporting documentation, vital statistics, data, or information contained therein, including information related to sex designation changes under this chapter, are not subject to public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW.

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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.January 1, 2028.

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