BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
HB 2172: Domestic partner benefits
Prohibiting the grant of domestic partner benefits to same-sex partners.
Summary
- Declares that no person living in a domestic relationship, other than a relationship recognized as a valid marriage within the state of Washington, may be recognized by the state, in law or otherwise, as a legal spouse, or as constituting a family or marital community, for the purpose of qualifying for, or receiving, any spousal, familial, or marital benefit, privilege, advantage, or entitlement, or any equivalent,…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 17, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Marc Boldt (R-17)
- Introduced
- February 17, 1999 in the House
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Marc Boldt (R-17)
6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
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 2172 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2172 (2025–26) Road jurisdiction transfer
- HB 2172 (2023–24) Vacant state agency property
- HB 2172 (2019–20) Anticompetitive transactions
- HB 2172 (2017–18) IT system security testing
- HB 2172 (2015–16) Human services T.O.
- HB 2172 (2013–14) Retailers selling for resale
- HB 2172 (2011–12) Agency regulatory practices
- HB 2172 (2009–10) Water & sewer districts