Relating to: adopting gender-neutral terminology and incorporating gender-neutral marriage and parentage rights. (FE)
SB 321 updates legal language across numerous statutes to use gender-neutral terms, replacing references like "husband and wife" with "spouses" or "parents." It directly affects marriage, family, and parental rights by ensuring laws apply equally regardless of gender identity. Key provisions include amending provisions related to fishing licenses, marriage certificates, adoption, and child custody to remove gender-specific language. The bill makes no new policy changes but aligns existing legal terminology with inclusive language. This affects all residents covered by the amended statutes, including same-sex couples and non-binary individuals.
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Introduction
Jun 2025
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Introduced Jun 12, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced
Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Roys, Ratcliff, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff and Wirch;
cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Stroud, Udell, Cruz, Neubauer, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Arney, Clancy, Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenor
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Wirch
DDemocratic
P
Brad Pfaff
DDemocratic
P
Chris Larson
DDemocratic
P
Dianne Hesselbein
DDemocratic
P
Dora Drake
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Habush Sinykin
DDemocratic
P
Kelda Roys
DDemocratic
P
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
DDemocratic
P
LaTonya Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Spreitzer
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Ratcliff
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Keyeski
DDemocratic
P
Tim Carpenter
DDemocratic
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