Washington

The current record for Washington in each policy area of the atlas.

Washington: the current record in each policy area
Policy area	Policy reported	Rating (Transitics)	Captured
Birth certificatesIdentity documents	Access / protection recognized Allowed; No Requirements	Rating: Highly Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Driver’s licensesIdentity documents	Access / protection recognized Allowed; No Requirements	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Nonbinary recognitionIdentity documents	Access / protection recognized Recognised	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Bathrooms & facilitiesDaily life	Access / protection recognized Bathroom Access Protected	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Youth gender-affirming careHealth care	Access / protection recognized Shield Law Passed	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Medicaid coverageHealth care	Access / protection recognized Explicit Coverage	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Sports participationDaily life	No restriction reported No Restrictions	Rating: Neutral	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Care in prisonsIncarceration	Access / protection recognized Provides Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy & Surgeries	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Prison housingIncarceration	Access / protection recognized Placement According To Gender Identity Upon Request	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Legal sex definitionsLegal recognition	No restriction reported No statewide legal definition of sex found		Captured: Sep 22, 2026

A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.

Dated records

November 13, 2019 Source-reported date

Allowed; No Requirements

Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.

Driver’s licenses · Date basis: Transitics source-reported Since date. Captured September 13, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · Washington State Department of Licensing Gender Designation Change Policy(opens another site)
January 27, 2018 Source-reported date

Allowed; No Requirements

Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.

Birth certificates · Date basis: Transitics source-reported Since date. Captured September 13, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · WAC 246-490-075(opens another site)
June 7, 2006 Source-reported date

Bathroom Access Protected

Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.

Bathrooms & facilities · Date basis: Transitics source-reported Since date. Captured September 13, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · WA Rev Code § 49.60.040(opens another site)

All dated records for Washington

Legislation

The atlas tracks 27 bills for Washington. See the list.

Washington on the state pages of this site