Manka Dhingra voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Prohibits the State from Cooperating with Out-of-State Abortion and Gender Affirming Care Lawsuits
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Prohibits the State from Cooperating with Out-of-State Abortion and Gender Affirming Care Lawsuits
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the state from cooperating with out-of-state abortion and gender affirming care lawsuits.
Establishes this law as the Shield Law (Sec. 1).
Defines terms related to healthcare (Sec. 2).
Specifies that subpoenas that seek to hide the fact that they concern information about protected healthcare services in the state of washington will result in civil penalty (Sec. 3).
Prohibits subpoenas from being brought forward concerning testimony and information about protected healthcare services unless it explicitly relates to a tort, contract or statute that exists in the state of Washington (Sec. 3).
Specifies that any application to receive communications based on the provision of protected healthcare activities must attest that the activities are legal in the state of washington (Sec. 5).
Specifies that the court shall not issue an order for the interception of communication regarding lawful healthcare activity in the state of washington (Sec. 5).
Prohibits that the court shall not issue an order for the implementation of a pen register, trap and trace device or cell site simulator for the purposes of collecting information on legally protected healthcare activity (Sec. 6).
Prohibits the summoning of a witness out of state if the purpose of the testimony relates to legally protected healthcare activities in the state of washington (Sec. 7).
Prohibited the issuance of a warrant if the warrant relates to protected healthcare activities (Sec. 9).
Prohibits arrest based on the attainment of protected healthcare activity (Sec. 10).
Prohibits the issuance of criminal process if the process is explicitly related to protected healthcare activity (Sec. 11).
Specifies that a Washington resident shall not be required to comply with a criminal process started by another state (Sec. 12).
Title: Prohibits the State from Cooperating with Out-of-State Abortion and Gender Affirming Care Lawsuits
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the state from cooperating with out-of-state abortion and gender affirming care lawsuits.
Establishes this law as the Shield Law (Sec. 1).
Defines terms related to healthcare (Sec. 2).
Specifies that subpoenas that seek to hide the fact that they concern information about protected healthcare services in the state of washington will result in civil penalty (Sec. 3).
Prohibits subpoenas from being brought forward concerning testimony and information about protected healthcare services unless it explicitly relates to a tort, contract or statute that exists in the state of Washington (Sec. 3).
Specifies that any application to receive communications based on the provision of protected healthcare activities must attest that the activities are legal in the state of washington (Sec. 5).
Specifies that the court shall not issue an order for the interception of communication regarding lawful healthcare activity in the state of washington (Sec. 5).
Prohibits that the court shall not issue an order for the implementation of a pen register, trap and trace device or cell site simulator for the purposes of collecting information on legally protected healthcare activity (Sec. 6).
Prohibits the summoning of a witness out of state if the purpose of the testimony relates to legally protected healthcare activities in the state of washington (Sec. 7).
Prohibited the issuance of a warrant if the warrant relates to protected healthcare activities (Sec. 9).
Prohibits arrest based on the attainment of protected healthcare activity (Sec. 10).
Prohibits the issuance of criminal process if the process is explicitly related to protected healthcare activity (Sec. 11).
Specifies that a Washington resident shall not be required to comply with a criminal process started by another state (Sec. 12).
Title: Prohibits the State from Cooperating with Out-of-State Abortion and Gender Affirming Care Lawsuits