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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2727

HB 2727: Personality rights

Extending personality rights to deceased persons.

Summary

  • Provides that personality rights exist before, on, or after June 11, 1998.
  • Applies to all individuals and personalities, living and deceased, regardless of place of domicile or place of domicile at time of death.
  • Provides that personality rights are freely transferrable by the individual or personality or any subsequent owner, through any permissible inter vivos or testamentary instrument, regardless of when the transferring instrument was entered or executed.
  • Provides that personality rights of a deceased shall be owned and enforceable by those designated in a testamentary instrument or by intestate succession, regardless of whether the law of the domicile of the deceased recognizes a similar or identical property right.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 2727), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2008
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2008
  3. Passed HouseFeb 14, 2008
  4. Passed SenateMar 7, 2008
  5. GovernorMar 18, 2008
  6. LawMar 21, 2008
Prime sponsor
Patricia Lantz (D-26)
Introduced
January 16, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 21, 2008
Session law
Chapter 62, Laws of 2008
Versions
HB 2727, SHB 2727

AN ACT Relating to the rights of deceased personalities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)

5 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jamie Pedersen D-43Jay Rodne R-5Roger Goodman D-45Brendan Williams D-22Tami Green D-28

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2008
Version voted on: SHB 2727
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat61002
Republican33002
How each member voted

Yea (94)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 7, 2008
Version voted on: SHB 2727
46 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29003
Republican17000
How each member voted

Yea (46)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/12/2008. (SHB 2727)
  2. Governor signed. (SHB 2727)
  3. Chapter 62, 2008 Laws. (SHB 2727)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SHB 2727)
  5. President signed. (SHB 2727)
  6. Speaker signed. (SHB 2727)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SHB 2727)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 2727)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2727)
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SHB 2727)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2727)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 2727)
  13. JUD - Majority; do pass. (SHB 2727)
  14. First reading, referred to Judiciary. (SHB 2727)
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. (SHB 2727)
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 2727)
  17. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2727)
  18. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  19. Placed on second reading. (SHB 2727)
  20. Placed on second reading.
  21. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SHB 2727)
  22. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2727)
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  25. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2727)
  26. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2727)
  27. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  28. Minority; do not pass.
  29. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  30. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

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