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Legislative Sessions

2023 - 2024
 
Bill #
Abbrev. Title
Short Description
Vaccine mandate reemployment
Concerning reemployment of state workers dismissed from employment due to vaccine mandates.
Health care restrictions
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
Clergy/child abuse reporting
Providing duty of clergy to report child abuse or neglect.
K-12 scholarship program
Providing parents and their children with more choices for a quality elementary and secondary education through the family empowerment scholarship program.
SHB 1098 (SB 5280)
Clergy/child abuse reporting
Providing duty of clergy to report child abuse or neglect.
HB 1115 (SB 5242)
Abortion cost sharing
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
HB 1140 (SB 5187)
Operating budget
Concerning reemployment of state workers dismissed from employment due to vaccine mandates.
HB 1151 (SB 5204)
Embryo Destruction
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.  Argument Against HB 1151   IVF Opposition
Religious institutions
Concerning religious institutions and gubernatorial proclamations.
HB 1155 (SB 5351)
Consumer health data
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
Gender transition/minors
Enacting the protecting children's bodies act.
HB 1263 (SB 5241)
Health care marketplace
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
HB 1272 Dissenting Statements Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets.
HB 1281 (SB 5179)
Death with dignity act
Increasing access to the provisions of the Washington death with dignity act.
HB 1286 (SB 5260)
Reprod. health/employers
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
HB 1333  Stalled Establishing the domestic violent extremism commission. We The Governed Video Report    The Blaze
HB 1340 (SB 5400)
Enacted!
Health professions/conduct
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
HB 1455 (SB 5695) Child Marriage Eliminating child marriage.
HB 1469 (SB 5489)
Enacted!
Health care services/access
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
Education savings accounts
Creating the students first program which establishes education savings accounts for students in need of support.
Childhood sexual abuse/SOL
Creating the students first program which establishes education savings accounts for students in need of support.
HB 2250 Rank Choice Voting Gateway Pundit 
HB 2368 Immigrant Welfare Assisting refugees and immigrants.   Rep Censure




HJR 4201 (SJR 8202)
Reproductive freedom
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
Sex ed./parent approval
Concerning reemployment of state workers dismissed from employment due to vaccine mandates.
K-12 education/parent rights
Providing parents and their children with more choices for a quality elementary and secondary education through the family empowerment scholarship program.
Down syndrome/abortion
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
SB 5123
Enacted!
Marijuana Expansion Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis.


Death penalty
Concerning reemployment of state workers dismissed from employment due to vaccine mandates.
Abortion safety
Ensuring abortion safety by providing that only physicians may perform abortions and inform women of their right to be fully informed of the inherent risks.
SB 5179 (HB 1281)
Enacted!
Death with dignity act
Increasing access to the provisions of the Washington death with dignity act.
Richard Doerflinger Letter to Sen Mike Padden Re: SB5178


Abortion
Addressing abortion.
SB 5187 (HB 1140)
Gov Partial Veto
Operating budget
Concerning reemployment of state workers dismissed from employment due to vaccine mandates.
SB 5204 (HB 1151)
Fertility services coverage
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
Sex-selection abortions
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
SB 5241 (HB 1263)
Health care marketplace
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
SB 5242 (HB 1115)
Enacted!
Abortion cost sharing
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.


SB 5260 (HB 1286)
Reprod. health/employers
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
SB 5280 (SHB 1098)
Stalled
Clergy/child abuse reporting
Providing duty of clergy to report child abuse or neglect.

The bill states "No one shall be required to report under this section when he or she obtains the information solely as a result of a privileged communication as provided in RCW 5.60.060." RCW 5.60.060 states "(3) A member of the clergy, a Christian Science practitioner listed in the Christian Science Journal, or a priest shall not, without the consent of a person making the confession or sacred confidence, be examined as to any confession or sacred confidence made to him or her in his or her professional character, in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he or she belongs."
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5280.pdf?q=20230403103833
https://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=5.60.060

SB 5351 (HB 1155)
Consumer health data
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
SB 5400 (HB 1340)
Health professions/conduct
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
SB 5459
Enacted!
Elections Concerning requests for records containing election information.  The Center Square 1 , 2,



SB 5489 (HB 1469)
Health care services/access
Prohibiting health care entities from restricting the provision of certain health care services by health care providers.
SB 5536
Enacted
Drug Law, paraphernalia to children Concerning controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drug possession and treatment.   Reflector 5/15/23, Liberty Daily 3/6/23


SB 5599
Enacted!
Gender Changes Supporting youth and young adults seeking protected health care services.

SB 5614
Stalled!
Legalized prostitution Concerning adult entertainment establishments.
SB 5768  HB 1854
Enacted!
Abortion Pills Protecting access to abortion medications by authorizing the department of corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications.

SB 5830 (HB 1270) Commission on Boys/Men Establishing the Washington State Commission on Boys and Men.
SB 6151 Restricts use of ultrasounds Concerning the provision of an ultrasound.  Hearing Video, 12/19 (31:30)  Con: Conservative Ladies of Wash  Limited Pro: Human Life of Wash   Pro: Options 360
SB 6236 Home Schooling Filing a declaration of intent to provide home-based instruction.
SB 6298 Child Abuse Reporting Seal of confession  LifeSiteNews.com
SJR 8202 (HJR 4201)
Stalled!
Reproductive freedom
Amending the Constitution to address reproductive freedom.

Other Possibly Negative Bills

S.B. 5462
S.J.M. 8006
H.B. 2030
S.B. 5960
S.B. 5982
S.J.R. 8207
H.B. 1954
H.B. 1045
H.B. 1368
S.B. 5882
H.J.R. 4208
S.B. 6144
S.B. 6151
H.B. 1902
H.B. 1960
S.B. 5770
H.B. 1140
S.B. 5614
S.B. 5054
H.B. 1333
S.B. 5427
H.B. 1281
H.B. 1410
H.B. 1035

Promoting Inclusive Learning Standards and Instructional Materials in Public Schools.
Requesting That the Federal Government Create a Universal Health Care Program.
Revoking a Person's Voting Rights Only When Convicted of a State Crime Punishable by Death.
Concerning Prescription Labels for Medications Used for Abortion.
Updating the Definition of Vaccine in RCW 70.290.010 to Include All Federal Food and Drug Administration-
Amending the Constitution to Allow a Majority of Voters Voting to Authorize School District Bonds.
Harmonizing Language Relating to Reproductive Health Care Services and Gender-Affirming Treatment.
Creating the Evergreen Basic Income Pilot Program.
Requiring and Funding the Purchase of Zero Emission School Buses.
Increasing Prototypical School Staffing to Better Meet Student Needs.
Removing Gendered Terms From the Constitution.
Establishing a Prescribing Psychologist Certification in Washington State.
Concerning the Provision of an Ultrasound.
Enhancing Requirements for the Purchase or Transfer of Firearms.
Increasing Prototypical School Staffing to Better Meet Student Needs.
Providing State and Local Property Tax Reform.
Making 2023-2025 Fiscal Biennium Operating Appropriations. Revised for 1st Substitute: Making 2023-2025
Concerning Adult Entertainment Establishments.
Promoting and Facilitating the Use of Professional Learning Communities.
Establishing the Domestic Violent Extremism Commission.
Concerning People Who Have Been Targeted or Affected by Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents.
Increasing Access to the Provisions of the Washington Death With Dignity Act.
Concerning People Who Have Been Targeted or Affected by Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents.
Prohibiting Health Care Entities From Restricting the Provision of Certain Health Care Services by Health

Other Possibly Positive Bills

S.B. 5056
S.B. 5819
S.B. 5851
S.B. 5841
H.B. 1962
H.B. 1999
H.B. 2076
S.B. 6006
H.B. 2218
H.B. 2387
H.B. 1915
H.B. 2358
S.B. 6224
H.B. 1914
S.B. 6134
H.B. 1862
S.B. 5791
S.B. 5908
H.B. 2202
H.B. 2233
S.B. 6066
S.B. 6057
H.B. 1872
H.B. 1878
H.B. 1875
H.B. 1871
H.B. 1888
S.B. 5820

S.B. 5830
H.B. 2002
S.B. 5891
H.B. 2018
H.B. 2037
H.B. 2133
S.B. 6026
H.B. 1005
H.B. 1844
H.B. 1270
S.B. 5227
S.B. 5098
S.B. 5172
S.B. 5185

Establishing a Special Allegation for Habitual Property Offenders.
Making Financial Education Instruction a Graduation Prerequisite and a Required Component of Public
Concerning Holocaust and Genocide Education in Public Schools.
Requiring Individuals Convicted of Offenses Related to Driving Under the Influence to Pay Financial Support to Minor Children and Dependents When the Offense Results in the Death or Disability of a Parent.
Improving Voter Registration List Accuracy by Improving Voter Address Change Processes for County
Concerning Fabricated Intimate or Sexually Explicit Images and Depictions.
Addressing Crimes Involving Human Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation.
Supporting Victims of Human Trafficking and Sexual Abuse.
Providing Extended Foster Care Services to Youth Ages 18 to 21.
Increasing Classified Allocations to Improve Student Outcomes.
Making Financial Education Instruction a Graduation Prerequisite and a Required Component of Public
Making Obstructing Highways a Crime.
Concerning Newborn Safe Transfer.
Improving the Education of Students With Varying Abilities by Enhancing Special Education Services.
Preventing Overdose and Illicit Use of Opioids in Washington State.
Providing Tax Exemptions for the Assistance of Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces of the
Concerning the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Oral Fluid Roadside Information in the Enforcement of
Providing Extended Foster Care Services to Youth Ages 18 to 21.
Providing a State Program of Assistance for Local Government Indigent Public Defense and Law
Providing an Appropriate Response to the Use and Presence of Controlled Substances by Parents to
Amending the Provisions of the Washington Death With Dignity Act.
Addressing Crimes Involving Human Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation.
Establishing Accountability Requirements for Homeless Housing Grant Programs.
Preserving Seniority for State Employees Who Are Reemployed.
Increasing Protections for Child Welfare Workers.
Concerning the Washington State Ferries' Treatment of Employees and Applicants Without Consideration
Concerning Newborn Safe Transfer.
Establishing Protections for Citizens Participating in the Initiative and Referendum Process.
Establishing the Washington State Commission on Boys and Men.
Establishing Criminal Penalties for the Public Use of Fentanyl or Methamphetamine.
Designating Trespassing on a Public School Bus as a Felony Offense.
Improving Student Outcomes by Restricting Mobile Device Use by Public School Students.
Concerning Holocaust and Genocide Education in Public Schools.
Designating Trespassing on a Public School Bus as a Felony Offense.
Protecting the Rights of Parents and Guardians by Using Students' Given Names in Public Schools.
Concerning Employer Tax Incentives for the Support of Veterans and Military Families.
Creating a Private Right of Action for Harm From Violations of the State Constitution or State Law by
Establishing the Washington State Commission on Boys and Men.
Concerning Sex-Selection Abortions.
Prohibiting Abortion on the Basis of Down Syndrome.
Ensuring Abortion Safety by Providing That Only Physicians May Perform Abortions and Inform Women of
Addressing Abortion.

 

 


2021 - 2022
SB 5688 Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace.
FPIW: A Perverse Trinity of Evil

HB 1141 (Increasing access to the death with dignity act). Passed House 58-37.



SB 5647 or HB 1730  Concerning fertility services.
FPIW: Free Paid Surrogacy, Embryo Transplants, and IVF for all children and adults


HB 1851 Preserving a pregnant individual's ability to access abortion care.
Clark Co Republicans: Creating more access to abortion by reducing the medically qualified license requirement of a doctor to perform the procedure.




 
SB 5595  Concerning prototypical school formulas for physical, social, and emotional support in schools.

HB 1974  Moving state board of education and educational service district elections to the Washington state school directors' association.






SB 5883  Concerning an unaccompanied homeless youth's ability to provide informed consent for that minor patient's own health care, including nonemergency, outpatient, and primary care services, including physical examinations, vision examinations and eyeglasses, dental examinations, hearing examinations and hearing aids, immunizations, treatments for illnesses and conditions, and routine follow-up care customarily provided by a health care provider in an outpatient setting, excluding elective surgeries.

FPIW: Expands informed consent for unaccompanied or runaway homeless youth to receive health care treatment without parental permission and thus takes away a parent or guardian’s right to make health care decisions for their children.






SB 5078: Addressing firearm safety measures to increase public safety.
Limits firearm magazines to no more than 10 rounds. 2nd Amendment protects against government tyranny, as intended.




SB 5843  Making it unlawful for public officials and candidates to knowingly make false statements and claims regarding the election process or results of elections conducted within the state.
State Senate bill to outlaw lying about elections raises free speech issues, The Center Square,  Jan 18, 2022 

HB 1840  Improving diversity, equity, and mental health at the community and technical colleges

HB 1590  SB 5563  Concerning enrollment stabilization funding to address enrollment declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.







SB 5537 Changing compulsory school attendance requirements for children five, six, and seven years of age

SB 5044   Concerning professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system.






HB 1009  Abortion Insurance Mandate For Student Health Insurance Bill
Concerning student health plans.
Requires any student health care plan that covers maternity services to also cover abortions.




HB 1141  Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill
Increasing access to the death with dignity act.
Currently assisted suicide can only be performed by doctors. This bill would expand assisted suicide by reducing the waiting period from 15 days to 3 days, or even no waiting in some cases, and by allowing physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners to authorize assisted suicides (currently only doctors can do so).



SB 5476  Responding to the State v. Blake decision by addressing justice system responses and behavioral health prevention, treatment, and related services.

Lynnwood Times: SB 5476 would make Washington state the second state in the United States to legalize personal amounts of hard drugs.

WashingtonVotes.org





HB 1225  School-Based Health Centers Bill
Concerning school-based health centers.
Establishes "school-based health center program" is set up within the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction which will offer grant funding and technical assistance and "partner with a statewide nonprofit organization to provide training and technical assistance to school-based health centers."





HB 1499Providing behavioral health system responses to individuals with substance use disorder.
HB 1042  Declining Enforcement Of Child Custody Order From Countries With Extreme Capital Punishment Laws
 - Revising the international application of the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act to protect families from facing the death penalty in certain foreign jurisdictions on the basis of religious beliefs, political beliefs, or sexual orientation.
The general rule is that courts must enforce foreign child custody orders the same as orders from other states. Under HB 1042 courts would not be required to enforce foreign child custody orders if the foreign country holds that apostasy or homosexuality are punishable by death, and a parent or child may be at demonstrable risk of being subject to such laws.
Health Equity Zones
SB 5052 - Concerning the creation of health equity zones.
Requires the Department of Health (DOH), subject to funding, to designate health equity zones statewide and develop projects that meet the needs of each zone. Health equity zones are specifically identified geographic areas that have the goal of achieving health equity by eliminating health disparities. Subject to funding, DOH, in coordination with the Governor's Interagency Council on Health Disparities, local health jurisdictions, and accountable communities of health, must review relevant health and population data to identify, or allow communities to self-identify, potential health equity zones in the state and develop projects to meet the unique needs of each zone. Also allows communities to self-identify as a health equity zones and develop projects.





“Miscarriage Management” & Private Right Of Action Against Hospitals
SB 5140 - Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care.
Prohibits health care entities (particularly hospitals) from restricting health care providers from providing services related to pregnancy complications.




Stillbirth Birth Certificate
HB 1031 - Concerning the government issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
SB 5072- Concerning the government issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Contain the language “Nothing in this subsection…Shall alter a woman's rights to reproductive freedom…”
SB 5185  Concerning capacity to provide informed consent for health care decisions.
Washington State Wire: Senators debate the capacity of minors to provide informed consent for abortion services
WPC: "The bill would affirm current law, under which adolescents are allowed to make decisions related to personal reproductive health care, including having an abortion, at any age without the knowledge of a parent or guardian."




SB 5313  Gender Change Insurance Mandate
Concerning health insurance discrimination.
Establishes that it is an unfair practice for a health carrier to deny coverage for medically necessary gender affirming treatment, or apply blanket exclusions to gender affirming treatment. Requires health carriers to ensure access to medically necessary gender affirming treatment.







SB 5044  Concerning professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system.








Health Equity Continuing Education Mandate
SB 5229 - Concerning health equity continuing education for health care professionals.
Requires the rule-making authority for each health profession to adopt rules requiring health care professionals to complete health equity education training at least once every four years. Requires health equity courses to teach attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enable a health care professional to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities, varying in race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, religion, age, ability, and socioeconomic status. Public hearing apparently used as an opportunity to bash St. Peter’s Hospital.






Equity in Medical Training
Passed out of Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee (DP: All D’s + Holy; DNP: Ericksen). Referred to Senate Ways & Means Committee.
Requires public medical schools to develop health equity curriculum for medical students. Requires public medical school students to complete a course, or courses, on health equity prior to graduating. Requires each public medical school to create a goal focused on increasing the number of underrepresented students and report progress on that goal annually.
Equity At Institutions Of Higher Learning
SB 5227 - Requiring diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism training and assessments at institutions of higher education.
Equity At Community & Technical Colleges
SB 5194 - Providing for equity and access in the community and technical colleges.
Requires development of a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan by all community and technical colleges. Defines required elements of implementation of the “Guided Pathways” program for students. Establishes a faculty diversity programs and sets goals for minimum ratios of tenure-track faculty. Creates a grant program for mental health counselors. Modifies residency requirements to allow students to be eligible for resident tuition if they have lived in Washington for at least one year.
Study Of Political Systems & Negative Effects Of Communism
SB 5374 - Requiring students to study political systems and the negative effects of communism.
School Choice Through Vouchers
HB 1215 - Providing parents and their children with more choices for a quality K-12 education through the K-12 education scholarship program.
Home Studies For The Placement Of Children In Foster Care
SB 5233 - Expanding who may conduct home studies for children in foster care and preadoption reports.
Prohibiting Down Syndrome Abortion
HB 1008 - Prohibiting abortion on the basis of Down syndrome.
SB 5416 - Prohibiting abortion on the basis of Down syndrome.
Parental Notification For Abortions
SB 5053 - Requiring notification to parents or guardians in cases of abortion.
Right To Decline An Immunization Or Vaccination
HB 1006 - Protecting the right of every Washington resident to decline an immunization or vaccination based on religion or conscience.
Restores right to personal and philosophical objections to immunizations and vaccinations.
 
2019 - 2020   Highlighted Signed Into Law
1050 – Concerning parenting plans
1526 – Enacting the Washington pain capable unborn child protection act
5092 – Providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers
5173 – Concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect
5185 – Requiring notification to parents or guardians in cases of abortion
5282 – Requiring informed consent for pelvic exams
5365 – Concerning vaccination and antibody titer test notification (requires notification of the availability of titer test before vaccinations conducted).
5399 – Concerning child relocation by a person with joint decision-making authority and equal residential time
5405 – Concerning nondiscrimination in access to organ transplants (would end discrimination against those with DD for organ transplants).
5514 – Concerning first responder agency notifications to schools regarding potential threats (requires private and public schools to be informed).
1095/5442 – Concerning the administration of marijuana to students for medical purposes
1259/5604 – Concerning the uniform guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective arrangements act
1754/5644 – Concerning the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations
5173 – Concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect (increases penalties on those who fail to report abuse even though they are required to do so).
5221 – Concerning disclosure of contributions from political committees to other political committees
5333 – Making changes related to the uniform parentage act for access to court records, compliance with regulations of the food and drug administration, enacting a repealed section of chapter 26.26 RCW, and correcting citations and terminology (Question: Sequel to paid surrogacy or a benign technical bill).
5689 – Concerning Harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination in public schools
1104 – Requiring the submission of a waiver to the federal government to create the Washington health security trust
1106 – Eliminating use of detention for violation of a truancy-related court order while providing more opportunities for truant youth to access services and treatment
HB 1162 / SB 5001 – Concerning human remains (composting human remains)
Passed and signed.



1175 – Concerning authorization of health care decisions by an individual or designated person
HB 1407 / SB 5395Concerning comprehensive sexual education (mandates that every public school teach every student a Planned Parenthood-type of sex ed curriculum) (The State forcing abortion-centered, pornographic, and pleasure-based sexual education curricula for K-12 on every parent and school district)  Clark County Today Articles





HB 1608 – "Protecting patient care."  This bill violates the religious freedom of faith-based medical entities.  The bill requires the entity to allow their medical providers to give any information the provider chooses to patients on abortions, assisted suicide or any other secularly accepted medical service.




1612/5602Eliminating barriers to reproductive health care for all (requires health plans, including student health plans, to cover all contraceptive drugs and devices approved by the FDA for the covered person and their partner, regardless of gender identity).

Passed and signed.





1638 – Promoting immunity against vaccine preventable diseases (deletes philosophical/personal objection exemption from children’s MMR vaccination, maintains religious objection exemption).
HB 1742 - Concerning juvenile offenses that involve depictions of minors.
HB 1775 - Concerning commercially sexually exploited children. (The State allowing minor prostitution to be legalized)
HB 1783 - Creating the Washington state office of equity.
1742 – Concerning juvenile offenses that involve depictions of minors (minors exempted from certain felony crimes relating to depictions of other minors, aka sexting, while new the new misdemeanor crime of minor dealing in depictions of another minor age 13 or older engaged in sexual conduct and the new felony crime of minor dealing in depictions on another minor age 12 or younger engaged in sexually explicit conduct are created).
1771/5683 – Establishing the welcome to Washington baby act to create family supports through universal home visiting programs and a statewide family linkage program for resources and referrals
1775/5744 – Concerning commercially sexually exploited children (limits the crime of prostitution to individuals age 18 and over, authorizes two receiving center programs for commercially sexually exploited youth).
HB 1783 - Creating the Washington state office of equity.
HB 2184 - Requiring comprehensive sexual health education with an affirmative consent curriculum in all public schools by the 2022-23 school year in accordance with the recommendations of the sexual health education work group. (The State forcing abortion-centered, pornographic, and pleasure-based sexual education curricula for K-12 on every parent and school district)
HB 2252 - Concerning student health plans.
HB 2273 - Creating a study committee on human genome editing. (The State forcing taxpayers to pay for study committees which push assisted suicide to new heights and encourage further inhumane experimentation on the most vulnerable in Washington)
HB 2288 / SB 6279 - Creating statutory authorization for school-based health centers. (The State replacing parents in making physical and mental health care decisions for their children)

In Committee
HB 2326 - Reporting end-of-life care policies. (The State forcing insurance providers and health care facilities to inform, encourage, and pay for medication and medical procedures which go against their deeply held religious beliefs)
HB 2419 - Studying barriers to the use of the Washington death with dignity act. (The State forcing taxpayers to pay for study committees which push assisted suicide to new heights and encourage further inhumane experimentation on the most vulnerable in Washington)
HB 2554 - Mitigating inequity in the health insurance market caused by health plans that exclude certain mandated benefits (such as abortion) (The State forcing insurance providers and health care facilities to inform, encourage, and pay for medication and medical procedures which go against their deeply held religious beliefs)





HB 2562 / SB 6416 -  Providing Telehealth services to schools. (The State replacing parents in making physical and mental health care decisions for their children)
HB 2708 - Establishing a work group on school-based health centers. (The State replacing parents in making physical and mental health care decisions for their children)
5082 – Creating a committee to promote and expand social emotional learning
5222 – Creating the whole Washington health trust (universal health care).
5342 – Providing a nonbinary gender category in applications for certain programs
5356Establishing the Washington state LGBTQ commission
Passed and signed into law.








 5411 – Concerning Physician Assistants (appears to allow Physician Assistants to perform abortions).
SB 6037 - Concerning business corporations.
SB 6132 - Allowing the learning assistance program to support school-wide behavioral health system of supports and interventions.
SB 6400 - Mitigating inequity in the health insurance market caused by health plans that exclude certain mandated benefits. (The State forcing insurance providers and health care facilities to inform, encourage, and pay for medication and medical procedures which go against their deeply held religious beliefs)
SB 6563 - Creating statutory authorization for school-based health centers. (The State replacing parents in making physical and mental health care decisions for their children)
2017- 2018
HB 1002: Concerning public funds being used for elective abortions
HB 1003: Establishing parental notification requirements for abortion
HB ?: Allowing the use of gender-segregated facilities
HB 1054: Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made

HB 1078: Concerning human trafficking, prostitution, and commercial sexual abuse of a minor

 


SB 5030: Concerning human trafficking, prostitution, and commercial sexual abuse of a minor

In committee

HB 1112: Vacating convictions arising from offenses committed as a result of being a victim of trafficking, promoting prostitution, or promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor
HB 1243 – Prohibiting the sale or use of aborted fetal body part
HB 1346: Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting.
SB 5325: Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting.
HB 1438: Permitting cities, towns, and counties to prohibit the production, processing, and sale of marijuana under Initiative Measure No. 502 only by public vote
HB 1523: Requiring health plans to cover, with no cost sharing, all preventive services required to be covered under federal law as of December 31, 2016.  



SB 5602:Requiring health plans to cover, with no cost sharing, all preventive services required to be covered under federal law as of December 31, 2016.  
HB 1712: Establishing an endorsement to the marijuana retailer's license to authorize marijuana delivery services.
HB 1775 – Pain capable unborn child protection act
HB 1776 – Requires hospitals and health care facilities performing abortions to report use of intrafetal potassium chloride or digoxin
HB 1971 – Requiring abortions to only be performed by licensed physicians
HB 2409 – Free abortions for all
SB 5009: Concerning offenses involving economic disruption (Boycotts?)
SB 5320: Requiring notification to parents or guardians in cases of abortion.
SB 5433: Concerning informed decision making for death with dignity decisions.
SSB 5554 – Forces employers to provide coverage for abortion and abortifacients
SB 5760 – Forces employers to provide coverage for abortion and abortifacients
SB 6037  Uniform Parentage Act (Surrogacy)     PASSED!

Sponsors: Pedersen, Walsh, Takko, Fain, Rivers, Billig, Ranker, Cleveland, Kuderer, 
Van De Wege, Hobbs, Liias, Palumbo, Frockt, Hasegawa, Mullet, Hunt, Saldaña, Rolfes, 
Dhingra, Carlyle, Darneille, Chase, Conway, Nelson, Wellman, McCoy, Keiser


Them Before Us Legislative Testimony

FPIW: Six Reasons Why Washington State’s “Uniform Parentage Act” Should Die A Terrible Death





SB 6102 – Forces employers to provide coverage for abortion and abortifacients

SB 6105 – Free abortions for all

SB 6219 – Free abortions for all     PASSED!     Court Challenge, July 2021

Sponsors: HobbsSaldañaDhingraRankerCarlyleTakkoKudererHasegawaPalumboChaseNelsonFrocktKeiser WellmanDarneilleMulletBilligPedersenRolfesHuntLiias






 

2015- 2016

See Additional 2015/2016 Bills Here On The Family Policy Institute Website
SB 5574: Abortion Insurance Mandate
HB 1647: Abortion Insurance Mandate

SB 5175: Regarding Telemedicine Abortions    FRC Analysis
HB 1403: Regarding Telemedicine Abortions 
SB 5026: Employer Contraception Mandate
HB 1502: Employer Contraception Mandate
HB 1972: Sexual Orientation Change Therapy
SB 5870: Sexual Orientation Change Therapy
SB 5806: Contraception
SB 5289: Requiring notification to parents or guardians in cases of abortion    Capitol Record
HB 1493: Establishing parental notification requirements for abortion 
HB 1687: Declaring that the right to life begins at the moment the individual comes into being. 
Sponsors:  Representatives  Scott McCaslin Taylor VanWerven Wilson,  Young Vick Condotta,  HolyPike Shea Short G. Hunt

2013 - 2014   See Additional 2015/2014 Bills Here On The Family Policy Institute Website

HB 1448: Regarding telemedicine.  About "webcam abortions."   Prolife Analysis
HB 2174: Recognizing that the right of a parent to make decisions regarding the care, custody, supervision, and administration of his or her child is a fundamental right.  
HB 2451: Restricting the practice of sexual orientation change efforts.    Prolife Analysis


Text of ESHB 2451

SB 6449: Restricting the practice of sexual orientation change efforts.

 HB 2148: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.  Prolife Analysis



HB 1044: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.



SB 6359: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
SB 5798: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
SB 5009: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
SB 5576: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
SB 5156: Requiring notification to parents or guardians in cases of abortion.
HB 1257: Establishing parental notification requirements for abortion.
SB 6464: Concerning health insurance coverage options for the citizens of Washington state.
SB 5614: Encouraging reconciliation and nonadversarial approaches to dissolution.
HB 1256: Declaring that the right to life begins at the moment the individual comes into being.

2012

SB 6239: Concerning civil marriage and domestic partnerships.
HB 2516: Concerning civil marriage and domestic partnerships.

  
HB 2330: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
SB 6185: Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.

2011

SB 5605: Limiting liability for specified state workers for errors of judgment.
HB 1442: Establishing parental notification requirements for abortion.
HB 1366: Concerning limited service pregnancy centers.  

SB 5274: Concerning limited service pregnancy centers.
HB 1267: Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.  

HB 1649: Concerning reciprocity and statutory construction with regard to domestic partnerships.
 

2010

HB 2837 / SB 6452: Concerning limited service pregnancy centers

Introduced by Sen. Rodney Tom, (D-Medina) (D) on January 14, 2010, requires limited service pregnancy centers to disclose certain information to its customers, including that they do not provide abortions or medical care for pregnant women. The act also requires the centers to provide free written statements for pregnancy tests. (Washington Votes)

Call the legislative hotline (1-800-562-6000), tell the operator who answers that you have a message for the two representatives and one senator who represent you in Olympia: Vote No on HB 2837 and SB 6452. They unfairly target prolife pregnancy resource centers.

Commentary:

SB 6452 Limited Service Pregnancy Centers

In our state, there are pregnancy resource centers and pregnancy help medical clinics. Last year 60,000 women were served at these facilities. 34,000 women received free medical and social services, including pre-natal classes, diapers, maternity and baby clothing.

SB 6452 would require these centers to disclose immediately that they do not provide abortion or comprehensive birth control services, referrals for abortion or comprehensive birth control services, or medical care for pregnant women. This must be communicated understandably upon initial contact with the person seeking services, and in writing posted at the main entry door of the facility.

In addition, these centers must inform a woman that she is about to receive an over the counter pregnancy test, and allow her to self-administer it. Violations of the conditions of this act are considered violations of the Consumer Protection Act. Anyone who is injured under the consumer protection act can bring a lawsuit to recover actual damages, together with the costs of the suits. The court can award triple damages, up to $10,000. Many clinics may have to close as a result of a lawsuit.

None of these requirements apply to pregnancy centers that offer abortion services, e.g. Planned Parenthood.

Please ask your Senator to oppose SB 6452 as a discriminatory and unfair act.

Further Resources:

Video of Legislative Hearing on the Bills, Jan. 27, 2010

Protect Pregnancy Centers in Washington State Blog

SHB 2793: Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.

Introduced by Rep. Lynn Kessler, (D-Hoquiam) (D) on January 14, 2010, changes the wording in parenting legislation to become gender-neutral, such as defining father-child relationships as parent-child relationships. Clarifies that all provisions that apply for parents in a marriage, apply to those of a domestic partnership. The bill further amends surrogate parenting laws by applying all standards for married couples to those of domestic partners. (Washington Votes)

HB 1688: Addressing abortion procedures or treatments performed on minor females and females subject to guardianship

Introduced by Rep. Matt Shea, (R) on January 27, 2009, requires consent of parents of guardians of minor females seeking an abortion, with some exceptions, such as medical life threatening emergencies, among others. (Washington Votes)

SB 6476: Revising provisions relating to sex crimes involving minors.

Introduced by Sen. Val Stevens, (R-Arlington) (R) on January 14, 2010, requires connecting a sexually exploited child with services and treatment when there is available funding. The act allows minors who have been sexually exploited to be regarded as victims of a criminal act, which allows for greater benefits. The act also raises the offender score of commercial sexual abuse of a minor from 3 to 12, meaning the offense would be punishable for between 9 and 23 years in prison. (Washington Votes)

HB 1329: Providing collective bargaining for child care center directors and workers.
SB 5476: Abolishing the death penalty.
 

 

2009

Color coding denotes LifePac's position on legislation. Green denotes definitely good legislation or votes.  Those in red are clearly objectionable. 

SB 5674 - Addressing civil marriage equality.
HB 1745 - Concerning civil marriages.
SB 5688 and HB 1727 - Expanding the rights and responsibilities of state registered domestic partners. Declares that for all purposes under state law, state registered domestic partners shall be treated the same as married spouses. Any privilege, immunity, right, benefit, or responsibility granted or imposed by statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other law to an individual because the individual is or was a spouse, or because the individual is or was an in-law in a specified way to another individual, is granted on equivalent terms, substantive and procedural, to an individual because the individual is or was in a state registered domestic partnership or because the individual is or was, based on a state registered domestic partnership, related in a specified way to another individual. Provides that the act shall be liberally construed to achieve equal treatment, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, of state registered domestic partners and married spouses.
 
E2SSB 5688
Registered domestic partners
Senate vote on 3rd Reading & Final Passage
Senate: Yeas: 30   Nays: 18   Absent: 0   Excused: 1

Voting Yea:  Senators Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Jarrett, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Ranker, Regala, Rockefeller, and Tom
Voting Nay:  Senators Becker, Benton, Carrell, Delvin, Hargrove, Hatfield, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, McCaslin, Morton, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Stevens, Swecker, and Zarelli
Absent:  
Excused:  Senator Parlette

 

House: Yeas: 62   Nays: 35   Absent: 0   Excused: 1

Voting Yea:  Representatives Appleton, Blake, Carlyle, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Driscoll, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Finn, Goodman, Grant-Herriot, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jacks, Johnson, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Liias, Linville, Maxwell, McCoy, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, O'Brien, Ormsby, Orwall, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Probst, Quall, Roberts, Rolfes, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Springer, Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, White, Williams, Wood, and Mr. Speaker
Voting Nay:  Representatives Alexander, Anderson, Angel, Armstrong, Bailey, Campbell, Chandler, Condotta, Cox, Crouse, Dammeier, DeBolt, Ericksen, Haler, Herrera, Hinkle, Hope, Klippert, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, Miloscia, Orcutt, Parker, Pearson, Priest, Roach, Rodne, Ross, Schmick, Shea, Short, Smith, Taylor, and Warnick
Absent:  
Excused:  Representative Flannigan


 

SB 5629 - Concerning pregnancy prevention programs. Digest: Authorizes state agencies to apply for sexual health education funding for programs that are medically and scientifically accurate including, but not limited to, programs on abstinence, the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and the prevention of unintended pregnancies. Eliminates the requirement for the state to maximize federal funding for abstinence programs and to contract with entities qualified to provide this education.
Senate: Yeas: 33   Nays: 15   Absent: 0   Excused: 1

Voting Yea:  Senators Berkey, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Jarrett, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Ranker, Regala, Rockefeller, Sheldon, Shin, and Tom
Voting Nay:  Senators Becker, Benton, Carrell, Delvin, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, Kastama, McCaslin, Morton, Roach, Schoesler, Stevens, Swecker, and Zarelli
Absent:  
Excused:  Senator Brandland
House: Yeas: 67   Nays: 31   Absent: 0   Excused: 0

Voting Yea:  Representatives Anderson, Appleton, Blake, Campbell, Carlyle, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Driscoll, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Finn, Flannigan, Goodman, Grant-Herriot, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jacks, Johnson, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Liias, Linville, Maxwell, McCoy, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, O'Brien, Ormsby, Orwall, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Probst, Quall, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Springer, Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, White, Williams, Wood, and Mr. Speaker
Voting Nay:  Representatives Alexander, Angel, Armstrong, Bailey, Chandler, Condotta, Cox, Crouse, Dammeier, DeBolt, Ericksen, Haler, Herrera, Hinkle, Hope, Klippert, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, Miloscia, Orcutt, Parker, Pearson, Roach, Ross, Schmick, Shea, Short, Smith, Taylor, and Warnick
Absent:  
Excused:  
HB 1688 - Addressing abortion procedures or treatments performed on minor females and females subject to guardianship.
HJR 4204 - Ensuring only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in Washington.
 
 

 

2007/2008 State Legislative Scorecard

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House Bill 1351 / SB 5336 - Protecting individuals in domestic partnerships by granting certain rights and benefits
 
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House Bill 1297 / SB 5297 - Regarding providing medically and scientifically accurate sexual health education in schools.

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2005/2006 State Legislative Votes

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ESHB 2661 - Expanding the jurisdiction of the human rights commission.

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HB 1441 - Providing access to health insurance for children.

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SB 5872 - Creating the department of family and children's services.

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2003/2004 State Legislative Votes

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Further Information Resources

Washington Votes: Bill Information and Discussion Human Life of Washington Legislation Watch Washington State Catholic Conference Legislative Priorities

Faith and Freedom's 2007
Legislative Agenda

Positive Christian Agenda