Analysis Maternity and Birthing
Washington Conversion Therapy Ban (SB 6449)
This law was last updated on May 22, 2015
Number
SB 6449
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Jan 27, 2014
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 23
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 24
Topics
LGBTQFull Bill Text
SB 6449 would have prohibited licensed health care providers from performing sexual orientation change efforts on patients under age eighteen.
“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.” These efforts would include, among others, reparative therapy or conversion therapy.
STATUS
Companion bill to HB 2451.
People
Co-sponsor
- Steven Hobbs
- Robert Hasegawa
- Christine Rolfes
- Maralyn Chase
- Karen Fraser
- Rodney Tom
- Tracey Eide
- Daniel Kline
- Marko Liias
- John McCoy
- Andrew Billig
- Kevin Ranker
- Stephen Litzow
- Steven Conway
- Annette Cleveland
- Rosemary McAuliffe
- Jeannie Darneille
- Karen Keiser
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles
- Brian Hatfield
- David Frockt
- Sharon Nelson
- Mark Mullet
Primary Sponsor
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