BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SHB 1855
HB 1855: Breastfeeding
Protecting the act of breastfeeding.
Summary
- C Makes discrimination on the basis of "nursing mother status" an unfair practice in providing public accommodations.
- C Requires employers to make reasonable efforts to provide a private location for an employee to express her milk.
- C Excludes the act of breast-feeding or expressing breast milk from the indecent exposure law.
From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1855), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedFeb 8, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Eileen Cody (D-11)
- Introduced
- February 8, 1999 in the House
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- HB 1855, SHB 1855, 2SHB 1855
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-11)
20 co-sponsors (18 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Jim Clements R-14Steve Conway D-29Al O'Brien D-1Ed Murray D-43Jack Cairnes R-47Karen Keiser D-33Patricia Lantz D-26Cathy Wolfe D-22Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Brian Hatfield D-19Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Alex Wood D-3Val Ogden D-49Phil Rockefeller D-23Debbie Regala D-27Jim McIntire D-46Michael Stensen D-31Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Lynn Kessler D-24Jeff Gombosky D-3
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 1855 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1855 (2025–26) Discrimination in schools
- HB 1855 (2023–24) Preventative health care
- HB 1855 (2021–22) Craft cannabis endorsement
- HB 1855 (2019–20) Juvenile firearm possession
- HB 1855 (2017–18) Electrical contrac. vehicles
- HB 1855 (2015–16) Local graduation requiremnts
- HB 1855 (2013–14) Generator load bank testing
- HB 1855 (2011–12) State mandates