BILL · 2001–02 SESSION
HB 1758: Civil unions
Authorizing civil unions.
Summary
- Declares that parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, obligations, and responsibilities under law, whether they derive from statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law, or any other source of civil law, as are granted to spouses in a marriage.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2001
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Ed Murray (D-43)
- Introduced
- February 2, 2001 in the House
- Last action
- January 14, 2002
AN ACT Relating to civil unions;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Ed Murray (D-43)
5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Judiciary.
HB 1758 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1758 (2025–26) Aquatic land lease inflation
- HB 1758 (2023–24) Hatchery maintenance permits
- HB 1758 (2021–22) Hazing penalty
- HB 1758 (2019–20) School construction taxes
- HB 1758 (2017–18) Business of child care
- HB 1758 (2015–16) Biofuel, etc., tax prefs
- HB 1758 (2013–14) Boating safety
- HB 1758 (2011–12) Hybrid electric vehicles/tax