Washington Conversion Therapy Ban (HB 2451)

This law was last updated on May 22, 2015

State

Washington

Number

HB 2451

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Jan 17, 2014

Topics

LGBTQ

Full Bill Text

lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov

HB 2451 would have prohibited licensed health care providers from performing sexual orientation change efforts on minors. Health care providers would have been able to discuss sexual change efforts with patients under 18 as long as the discussions did not constitute the performance of sexual change efforts.

“Sexual change efforts” include “efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions, or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions of feelings towards individuals of the same sex.”

STATUS

Companion bill to SB 6449.