BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1203: Marriage license/gender disc

Prohibiting gender discrimination in the granting of civil marriage licenses.

Summary

Declares that persons of the same gender have the right to enter into a civil marriage contract in the same manner and with the same force and effect as persons of the opposite gender.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

IntroducedJan 17, 1997
Out of committeestopped here
Passed House
Passed Senate
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Ed Murray (D-43)
Introduced: January 17, 1997 in the House
Last action: January 12, 1998
Requested by: Governor
Companion bill: SB 5346

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 1203 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1203 (2025–26) Tobacco & nicotine products · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1203 (2023–24) Accounts · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1203 (2021–22) Community oversight boards · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1203 (2019–20) Lost or stolen firearms · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1203 (2017–18) School construction taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1203 (2015–16) Adminstrative rules & policy · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1203 (2013–14) Children's personal info · Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2013
HB 1203 (2011–12) 4-wheel all-terrain vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee

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HB 1203: Marriage license/gender disc

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HB 1203 in other sessions