Address confid./ALJs & OAH

AN ACT Relating to participation in the address confidentiality 1
program by administrative law judges and staff employed by the office 2
of administrative hearings; and amending RCW 40.24.030.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 40.24.030 and 2024 c 292 s 2 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
(1)(a) An adult person, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of 7
a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an individual subject to 8
guardianship as defined in RCW 11.130.010, (b) any election official 9
as described in RCW 9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120 who is a target for 10
threats or harassment prohibited under RCW 9A.46.020 or 11
9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), and any person residing with such 12
person, (c) any criminal justice participant as defined in RCW 13
9A.46.020 who is a target for threats or harassment prohibited under 14
RCW 9A.46.020(2)(b) (iii) or (iv) and any criminal justice 15
participant as defined in RCW 9A.90.120 who is a target for threats 16
or harassment prohibited under RCW 9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), and 17
any person residing with such person, ((and)) (d) any protected 18
health care services provider, employee, or an affiliate of such 19
provider, who provides, attempts to provide, assists in the 20
provision, or attempts to assist in the provision of protected health 21
Z-0620.1
SENATE BILL 6133
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Trudeau, Liias, and Nobles; by request of Office of
Administrative Hearings
Read first time 01/14/26. Referred to Committee on State Government,
Tribal Affairs & Elections.
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care services as defined in RCW 7.115.010, and any family members 1
residing with such person, and (e) any person appointed to a position 2
under RCW 34.12.030 who is a target for threats or harassment 3
prohibited under RCW 9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120(1), and any person 4
residing with such person , may apply to the secretary of state to 5
have an address designated by the secretary of state serve as the 6
person's address or the address of the minor or incapacitated person. 7
The secretary of state shall approve an application if it is filed in 8
the manner and on the form prescribed by the secretary of state and 9
if it contains: 10
(i) A sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, by the applicant 11
that the applicant has good reason to believe (A) that the applicant, 12
or the minor or incapacitated person on whose behalf the application 13
is made, is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, 14
trafficking, or stalking and that the applicant fears for the 15
applicant's safety or the applicant's children's safety, or the 16
safety of the minor or incapacitated person on whose behalf the 17
application is made; (B) that the applicant, as an election official 18
as described in RCW 9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120, is a target for threats 19
or harassment prohibited under RCW 9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) 20
or (iv); (C) that the applicant, as a criminal justice participant as 21
defined in RCW 9A.46.020, is a target for threats or harassment 22
prohibited under RCW 9A.46.020(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), or that the 23
applicant, as a criminal justice participant as defined in RCW 24
9A.90.120 is a target for threats or harassment prohibited under RCW 25
9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) or (iv); ((or)) (D) that the applicant, as a 26
protected health care services provider, employee, or an affiliate of 27
such provider, who provides, attempts to provide, assists in the 28
provision, or attempts to assist in the provision of protected health 29
care services as defined in RCW 7.115.010, is a target for threats or 30
harassment prohibited under RCW 9A.90.120 or 9A.46.020; or (E) that 31
the applicant, as a person appointed to any position under RCW 32
34.12.030, is a target for threats or harassment prohibited under RCW 33
9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120(1); 34
(ii) If applicable, a sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, 35
by the applicant, that the applicant has reason to believe they are a 36
victim of (A) domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking 37
perpetrated by an employee of a law enforcement agency, (B) threats 38
or harassment prohibited under RCW 9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) or (iv) or 39
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9A.46.020(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), or (C) threats or harassment as 1
described in (a)(i)(D) of this subsection; 2
(iii) A designation of the secretary of state as agent for 3
purposes of service of process and for the purpose of receipt of 4
mail; 5
(iv) The residential address and any telephone number where the 6
applicant can be contacted by the secretary of state, which shall not 7
be disclosed because disclosure will increase the risk of (A) 8
domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, or stalking, (B) 9
threats or harassment prohibited under RCW 9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) or 10
(iv) or 9A.46.020(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), or (C) threats or harassment 11
as described in (a)(i)(D) of this subsection; 12
(v) The signature of the applicant and of any individual or 13
representative of any office designated in writing under RCW 14
40.24.080 who assisted in the preparation of the application, and the 15
date on which the applicant signed the application.16
(2) Applications shall be filed with the office of the secretary 17
of state. 18
(3) Upon filing a properly completed application, the secretary 19
of state shall certify the applicant as a program participant. 20
Applicants shall be certified for four years following the date of 21
filing unless the certification is withdrawn or invalidated before 22
that date. The secretary of state shall by rule establish a renewal 23
procedure. 24
(4)(a) During the application process, the secretary of state 25
shall provide each applicant a form to direct the department of 26
licensing to change the address of registration for vehicles or 27
vessels solely or jointly registered to the applicant and the address 28
associated with the applicant's driver's license or identicard to the 29
applicant's address as designated by the secretary of state upon 30
certification in the program. The directive to the department of 31
licensing is only valid if signed by the applicant. The directive may 32
only include information required by the department of licensing to 33
verify the applicant's identity and ownership information for 34
vehicles and vessels. This information is limited to the:35
(i) Applicant's full legal name; 36
(ii) Applicant's Washington driver's license or identicard 37
number; 38
(iii) Applicant's date of birth; 39
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(iv) Vehicle identification number and license plate number for 1
each vehicle solely or jointly registered to the applicant; and2
(v) Hull identification number or vessel document number and 3
vessel decal number for each vessel solely or jointly registered to 4
the applicant. 5
(b) Upon certification of the applicants, the secretary of state 6
shall transmit completed and signed directives to the department of 7
licensing. 8
(c) Within 30 days of receiving a completed and signed directive, 9
the department of licensing shall update the applicant's address on 10
registration and licensing records. 11
(d) Applicants are not required to sign the directive to the 12
department of licensing to be certified as a program participant.13
(5) A person who knowingly provides false or incorrect 14
information upon making an application or falsely attests in an 15
application that disclosure of the applicant's address would endanger 16
(a) the applicant's safety or the safety of the applicant's children 17
or the minor or incapacitated person on whose behalf the application 18
is made, (b) the safety of any election official as described in RCW 19
9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120 who is a target for threats or harassment 20
prohibited under RCW 9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), (c) 21
the safety of any criminal justice participant as defined in RCW 22
9A.46.020 who is a target for threats or harassment prohibited under 23
RCW 9A.46.020(2)(b) (iii) or (iv) or of any criminal justice 24
participant as defined in RCW 9A.90.120 who is a target for threats 25
or harassment prohibited under RCW 9A.90.120(2)(b) (iii) or (iv), 26
((or)) (d) the safety of any person as described in subsection 27
(1)(a)(i)(D) of this section who is a target for threats or 28
harassment, or any family members residing with such person , or (e) 29
the safety of any person appointed to a position under RCW 34.12.030 30
who is a target for threats or harassment prohibited under RCW 31
9A.46.020 or 9A.90.120(1), shall be punished under RCW 40.16.030 or 32
other applicable statutes. 33
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