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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1044: Employment discrimination

Prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Summary

  • Declares that the act does not require an employer to establish or implement employment goals or quotas or, with respect to discrimination based on sexual orientation, require employers to provide or offer access to employee benefits to an employee for the benefit of the employee's partner or partner's relatives.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1044), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Murray (D-43)
Introduced
January 13, 1997 in the House
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Murray (D-43)

16 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Frank Chopp D-43Karen Keiser D-33Velma Veloria D-11Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Erik Poulsen D-34Dave Quall D-40Dawn Mason D-37Eileen Cody D-11Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Val Ogden D-49Dow Constantine D-34Debbie Regala D-27Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Dave Anderson D-10Marlin Appelwick D-46Al O'Brien D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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 1044 in other sessions

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