BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5451: Marriage license applicants
Notifying applicants for a marriage license of relevant domestic abuse laws.
Summary
- Warning language is added to the application for marriage license to inform applicants regarding their legal rights in the state of Washington, and of the consequences of criminal acts of abuse.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5451), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 27, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27)
- Introduced
- January 27, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- HB 1918
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27)
7 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 2 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.
SB 5451 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5451 (2025–26) Quantum economic development
- SB 5451 (2023–24) Long sentences review
- SB 5451 (2021–22) Operating budget
- SB 5451 (2019–20) Hydraulic projects
- SB 5451 (2017–18) Marijuana transfers
- SB 5451 (2015–16) Vocational rehabilitation
- SB 5451 (2013–14) Music education in schools
- SB 5451 (2011–12) Shoreline structures