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WA HB1215
Bill
Status
Passed
4/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jamila Taylor
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AI Summary
- Removes the provision that automatically suspended a health care directive (living will) during pregnancy, allowing pregnant individuals to have their end-of-life wishes honored
- Amends RCW 70.122.030, which governs the model directive form under Washington's Natural Death Act
- Eliminates the former subsection (d) stating "If I have been diagnosed as pregnant and that diagnosis is known to my physician, this directive shall have no force or effect during the course of my pregnancy"
- Passed the House 57-36 on February 13, 2025, and the Senate 30-19 on April 7, 2025
- Effective date: July 27, 2025
Legislative Description
Removing references to pregnancy from the model directive form under the natural death act.
Last Action
Effective date 7/27/2025.
4/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules3/24/2025
Law & Justice2/14/2025
Rules2/6/2025
Civil Rights & Judiciary1/16/2025
Health Care and Wellness1/13/2025
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