BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
HB 1403: Written marriage contracts
Creating a written marriage contract that allows dissolution only on a showing of fault by one party.
Summary
- Parties to a marriage, either before or after the marriage, may enter into a written marriage contract providing that the marriage may not be dissolved except by mutual consent or by the fault of one of the parties. The party must prove the fault of the other party by a preponderance of the evidence.
From the House Bill Report (HB 1403), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 28, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Padden (R-4)
- Introduced
- January 28, 1991 in the House
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
- Companion bill
- SB 5707
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Padden (R-4)
4 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1403 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1403 (2025–26) Condominium construction
- HB 1403 (2023–24) Water & sewage system access
- HB 1403 (2021–22) License review and reporting
- HB 1403 (2019–20) Municipal B&O tax apportion.
- HB 1403 (2017–18) Silicon smelters/taxes
- HB 1403 (2015–16) Telemedicine
- HB 1403 (2013–14) Economic development
- HB 1403 (2011–12) Oil transfer fee