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AJR108 • 2025

equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration)

equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration)

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Brown, Palmeri, Snodgrass, Subeck, McGuire, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining, cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch and Keyeski
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - State Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-09 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-11-12 Asm.

    Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-10-24 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Brown , Palmeri , Snodgrass , Subeck , McGuire , Anderson , Andraca , Arney , Bare , Clancy , Cruz , DeSmidt , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Hysell , Hong , Joers , Johnson , Kirsch , Madison , Mayadev , McCarville , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Phelps , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Spaude , Stroud , Stubbs , Taylor , Tenorio , Udell and Vining ; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Larson , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer , Wall , Wirch and Keyeski

  5. 2025-10-24 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration)
Status: A - State Affairs