BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5951: Organ donor medal
Establishing the Washington state organ donor medal.
Summary
- A Washington State Organ Donor Medal is established, consisting of an inscribed bronze medal awarded by the Governor at the request of the donor's family and friends. The organ donor is defined as an individual who makes a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect upon or after death.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5951), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 21, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Betti Sheldon (D-23)
- Introduced
- February 21, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Betti Sheldon (D-23)
18 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Margarita Prentice D-11Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Darlene Fairley D-32Calvin Goings D-25Rosa Franklin D-29Ken Jacobsen D-46Sid Snyder D-19Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Karen Fraser D-22Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Bob Oke R-26Michael Heavey D-34Albert Bauer D-49Julia Patterson D-33Adam Kline D-37Jeannette Wood R-21Shirley Winsley R-28Eugene Prince R-9
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.
SB 5951 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5951 (2025–26) Albuterol access in schools
- SB 5951 (2023–24) EV charging/state expense
- SB 5951 (2021–22) Agricultural hemp products
- SB 5951 (2019–20) Urban infill area dev./taxes
- SB 5951 (2017–18) High school graduation reqs
- SB 5951 (2015–16) Prevailing wages/pilot prjct
- SB 5951 (2013–14) Impaired driving offenders
- SB 5951 (2011–12) Distributed generation