Washington House Bill 2661
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Washington House Bill 2661 is a Washington state law which bans employment, insurance and housing discrimination against LGBT
individuals, passed by the Washington State Legislature
on January 27, 2006, and signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire
four days later. The bill went into effect on June 8, 2006.
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
individuals, passed by the Washington State Legislature
Washington State Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bipartisan, bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators.The State Legislature...
on January 27, 2006, and signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire
Christine Gregoire
Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire is the 22nd and current Governor of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party. Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004, and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington...
four days later. The bill went into effect on June 8, 2006.
Brief Summary of Bill
- Expands the jurisdiction of the human rights commission to include sexual orientation as a basis for prohibiting discrimination.
- Adds definitions for sexual orientation and gender expression or identity to Washington's Law Against Discrimination.
- Exempts from Washington's Law Against Discrimination those real estate transactions that include the sharing, rental, or sublease of a dwelling unit when the dwelling unit is to be occupied by the owner or subleasor.
See also
- Equal Rights WashingtonEqual Rights WashingtonEqual Rights Washington is Washington’s largest state-wide LGBT advocacy and community outreach organization. ERW's mission is to ensure and promote dignity, safety, and equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Washingtonians....
- key organization that pushed for its passage - List of US ballot initiatives to repeal LGBT anti-discrimination laws