Current Version
| Region | Washington |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 6, 2012 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | SB 6239 - 2011-12 amended RCW 26.04.010 to legalize same-sex marriage by replacing gendered terms with gender-neutral language. The law, meant to take effect on June 7, 2012, was delayed by Referendum 74 which put the issue to voters who affirmed the legislation. The law went into effect on December 6, 2012. Same-sex marriage was further protected by the US Supreme Court in OBERGEFELL v. HODGES on June 26, 2015, under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The 117th US Congress legislated additional protections in H.R.8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, on December 13, 2022, mandating all states recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding pertaining to marriage in any other state; enforceable by the Attorney General and subject to injunctive and declaratory relief. |
| Sources | Revised Code of Washington Chapter: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.04.010 WA Senate Bill 6239: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6239&Year=2011&Initiative=false https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6239-S.SL.pdf?cite=2012%20c%203%20%C2%A7%201 Referendum 74: https://leg.wa.gov/House/Committees/OPRGeneral/Documents/2012/R-74%20summary.pdf https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/initiativesReferenda/Pages/R74-FAQs.aspx Supreme Court Decision: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/14-556 Respect for Marriage Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404 Reporting: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Washington-approves-same-sex-marriage-4018058.php |
Revision History (3)
Revision by JerofDoorhandle. Added primary sources, supplemental laws, and history of the bill.
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| Description | On February 13, 2012 Washington passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. The law went in to effect on December 6, 2012 | SB 6239 - 2011-12 amended RCW 26.04.010 to legalize same-sex marriage by replacing gendered terms with gender-neutral language. The law, meant to take effect on June 7, 2012, was delayed by Referendum 74 which put the issue to voters who affirmed the legislation. The law went into effect on December 6, 2012. Same-sex marriage was further protected by the US Supreme Court in OBERGEFELL v. HODGES on June 26, 2015, under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The 117th US Congress legislated additional protections in H.R.8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, on December 13, 2022, mandating all states recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding pertaining to marriage in any other state; enforceable by the Attorney General and subject to injunctive and declaratory relief. |
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| Sources | http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Washington-approves-same-sex-marriage-4018058.php | Revised Code of Washington Chapter: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.04.010 WA Senate Bill 6239: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6239&Year=2011&Initiative=false https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6239-S.SL.pdf?cite=2012%20c%203%20%C2%A7%201 Referendum 74: https://leg.wa.gov/House/Committees/OPRGeneral/Documents/2012/R-74%20summary.pdf https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/initiativesReferenda/Pages/R74-FAQs.aspx Supreme Court Decision: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/14-556 Respect for Marriage Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404 Reporting: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Washington-approves-same-sex-marriage-4018058.php |
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Revision by tsusamu
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| Start Date | Mar 3, 2010 | Dec 6, 2012 |
| Description | In 2010, Washington legalized same-sex marriage. | On February 13, 2012 Washington passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. The law went in to effect on December 6, 2012 |
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Revision by danlev
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| Start Date | (NONE) | Mar 3, 2010 |
| Description | In 2010, Washington legalized same-sex marriage. | |
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| Sources | http://m.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Washington-approves-same-sex-marriage-4018058.php | http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Washington-approves-same-sex-marriage-4018058.php |
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Reports (4)
- Status is not correct "Same-sex marriage was legalized in 2012. "
- Date is incorrect "The date posted was on November 8th 2012, and it began recognition on December 6th 2012"
- Date is incorrect "Same Sex Marriage was legalized in 2012, not 2010"
- Date is incorrect "Marriage took effect in 2012, not 2010"