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State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Washington

Washington Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

1 law tracked · overall: Pending · current as of June 28, 2026

Washington has one tracked children's privacy law — each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Washington in the tracker map.

Protecting Washington children online (addictive feeds / push-notification limits for minors) · SB 5708 (companion HB 1834)

Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds operators, platforms

Ages: under 18 (minors)

Requires: Would bar operators of 'addictive internet-based services' from serving an addictive (algorithmic) feed to a user not reasonably determined to be a non-minor, and from sending push notifications during overnight/school hours to such users, absent verifiable parental consent.

Litigation: None — never enacted. Opponents (Washington Policy Center, tech industry) argued the bill would be unconstitutional, but no suit exists because the bill did not become law.

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Also on the books (out of scope): HB 2112 — Keep Our Children Safe Act (KOCSA), 'establishing an age minimum to ac; SB 6111 — companion adult-content age-verification bill (Mississippi-model); die — out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.

Federal · COPPAapplies here too

Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.

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How Washington compares

Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.