Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration).
Constitutional amendments — First consideration Discrimination
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Adopted, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2019 legislature on first
consideration, provides that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or
abridged by the state or by any political subdivision of the state on account of sex,
gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin,
marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic.
The constitutional amendment requires the state and each political subdivision to
protect and secure the equality of these rights and creates a private cause of action
against the state or the appropriate political subdivision of the state for violations
of the rights guaranteed under the amendment.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Gruszynski (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , L. Myers (D) , McGuire (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Zamarripa (D)
Full history
- Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Zamarripa, Crowley, McGuire, Subeck, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Gruszynski, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kolste, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Stubbs, C. Taylor and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Risser, Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch
- Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1