WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1649: Right to life

Declaring that the right to life begins at the moment the individual comes into being.

Summary

  • Establishes the Washington state life at conception act.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1649), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Shea (R-4)
Introduced
January 25, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to declaring that the right to life, as recognized in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and Washington state, is vested in each human being beginning at the moment at which an individual comes into being;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Shea (R-4)

8 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 8 Republicans)

David Taylor R-15Bob McCaslin R-4John Koster R-39Shelly Short R-7Vincent Buys R-42Mark Hargrove R-47Jeff Holy R-6Representative R-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1649 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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