In one paragraph
Washington's HB 2667 (2026 session), the House companion to SB 6284, would have required deployers of high-risk AI systems used for consequential decisions on education, employment, lending, health care, housing, insurance, legal services and similar matters to guard against algorithmic discrimination. Deployer duties would start July 1, 2027 and consumer notice July 1, 2026; only the Attorney General could enforce. It had a first reading on January 26, 2026, never got a hearing and died at adjournment on March 12.
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass. It would have required deployers of high-risk AI used for consequential decisions to assess risk, notify consumers and report discrimination to the Attorney General.
Key provisions
- Deployers from July 1, 2027 must use industry-standard means against known or reasonably foreseeable algorithmic discrimination, review each system by July 1, 2027 and at least annually, and notify the Attorney General within 90 days of discovering discrimination (Sec. 3)
- Risk management policy and program, which may follow the NIST AI Risk Management Framework or ISO/IEC 42001, from July 1, 2027 (Sec. 4)
- Impact assessments for systems deployed on or after July 1, 2027, repeated within 90 days of an intentional and substantial modification, with records kept at least three years (Sec. 5)
- Exemption from impact assessments and the annual review for deployers with fewer than 50 full-time equivalent employees that meet listed conditions (Sec. 6)
- Consumer notice and plain-language statement before the decision, starting July 1, 2026 (Sec. 7)
- Government agencies offering AI systems that interact with consumers must disclose that fact clearly in plain language (Sec. 10)
- Attorney General only, after 45 days' notice with a 60-day cure for first violations; no private right of action (Sec. 9)
- Referred to House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans January 26; no further action; died at adjournment March 12, 2026
Latest legislative action
Jan 26, 2026. First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 34)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Chapman | Primary |
| Macri | Primary |
| Shavers | Primary |
| Appleton | Cosponsor |
| Barkis | Cosponsor |
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