Key Votes
SB 6239 - Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage - Key Vote
Washington Key Votes
Mary Lou Dickerson voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Mary Lou Dickerson made in this general time period.
Stages
- Feb. 13, 2012 Executive Signed
- Feb. 8, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 1, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 16, 2011 Introduced
Family
Issues
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Feb. 13, 2012
Title: Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (55-43) - Feb. 8, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes same-sex marriage.
- Defines “marriage” as a civil contract between 2 individuals that have reached the age of 18 years (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that where gender-specific terms are implemented in laws and statutes, the terms are to be understood as gender-neutral and shall apply to same-sex spouses (Secs. 1 & 13).
- Prohibits licensed religious officials from being required to provide religious-based marriage services to a same-sex couple (Sec. 1).
- Prohibits religious organizations and religiously-affiliated educational institutions from being required to provide facilities or services for same-sex marriage services (Secs. 1 & 2).
- Authorizes couples with legal unions which were validly formed in another state and which provide the same rights, benefits, and responsibilities as marriage, to obtain a marriage license in Washington (Sec. 2).
- Requires both individuals to be at least 18 years of age and 1 individual in a couple to be at least 62 years of age or older in order for the couple to enter into a state registered domestic partnership (Sec. 9).
- Specifies that any state registered domestic partnership that has not been dissolved or converted into marriage by June 30, 2014, will automatically be merged into a marriage on that date, unless at least 1 person in the couple is 62 years of age or older (Sec. 10).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (28-21) - Feb. 1, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes same-sex marriage.
- Defines “marriage” as a civil contract between 2 individuals that have reached the age of 18 years (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that where gender-specific terms are implemented in laws and statutes, the terms are to be understood as gender-neutral and shall apply to same-sex spouses (Secs. 1 & 13).
- Prohibits licensed religious officials from being required to provide religious-based marriage services to a same-sex couple (Sec. 1).
- Prohibits religious organizations and religiously-affiliated educational institutions from being required to provide facilities or services for same-sex marriage services (Secs. 1 & 2).
- Authorizes couples with legal unions which were validly formed in another state and which provide the same rights, benefits, and responsibilities as marriage, to obtain a marriage license in Washington (Sec. 2).
- Requires both individuals to be at least 18 years of age and 1 individual in a couple to be at least 62 years of age or older in order for the couple to enter into a state registered domestic partnership (Sec. 9).
- Specifies that any state registered domestic partnership that has not been dissolved or converted into marriage by June 30, 2014, will automatically be merged into a marriage on that date, unless at least 1 person in the couple is 62 years of age or older (Sec. 10).
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 16, 2011
Title: Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Sponsors
- Lisa J. Brown (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Maralyn Chase (WA - D)
- Steve E. Conway (WA - D)
- Tracey J. Eide (WA - D)
- Karen Fraser (WA - D)
- David Frockt (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Harper (WA - D)
- Steve Hobbs (WA - D)
- Karen L. Keiser (WA - D)
- Derek Kilmer (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Kline (WA - D)
- Jeanne E. Kohl-Welles (WA - D)
- Steve Litzow (WA - R)
- Rosemary A. McAuliffe (WA - D)
- Edward B. 'Ed' Murray (WA - D)
- Sharon Nelson (WA - D)
- Cheryl A. Pflug (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Margarita Prentice (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Craig A. Pridemore (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin M. Ranker (WA - D)
- Debbie Regala (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christine Rolfes (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney Tom (WA - D)
By Requests
- Christine 'Chris' Gregoire (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
