State AI Law · Washington · 1 statute on the books

AI Laws in Washington

Every AI-related law currently on the books or recently enacted in Washington. Each entry below shows the effective date, regulated scope, key triggers, enforcement authority, and penalty exposure — plus a link to the statute text.

Laws at a glance

Washington's AI statutes cover: biometric data, consumer health data, health AI, mental health data, reproductive health, wellness app. Details for each law follow below. Note that individual statutes frequently have phased effective dates — pay close attention to which provisions apply when for your entity.

Each law, in detail

Effective 2024-03-31

WA My Health My Data Act

Scope: Regulates collection, sharing, and sale of consumer health data by non-HIPAA-covered entities, applies to many AI health and wellness systems, and requires consent and a consumer health data privacy policy.

Key triggers / concepts

consumer health datahealth AIwellness appbiometric datamental health datareproductive health

Enforcement authority

Washington Attorney General (plus private right of action via Consumer Protection Act)

Penalties

Up to $7,500 per violation under WA Consumer Protection Act; private right of action available

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