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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2025

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representative Fuhrman

Read first time 2/8/88 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to sodomy; adding a new section to chapter 49.60 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, morals, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 49.60 RCW to read as follows:

          Any person who commits any act of sodomy, including, but not limited to, any act of homosexuality, lesbianism, or bisexuality, or who solicits or encourages any other person to commit any act of sodomy, or who has an affectional or sexual preference for or orientation towards committing any act of sodomy, has no right to be free from discrimination based on the above, by any private or public person, organization, or institution.

          Affectional or sexual preference for or orientation towards committing any act of sodomy shall not be the basis, nor shall any political entity make it the basis, by law or otherwise, for providing, granting, declaring, or recognizing, in any way, any special, unique, extraordinary, elevated, preferred, or affirmative legal protection, opportunity, or privilege under any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or executive order regarding discrimination, affirmative action, or otherwise.  A political entity shall not declare or recognize any person to be free from discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual preference or orientation.  Any such provision currently granted by any political entity is hereby superseded and of no force and effect.

          As used in this section, "political entity" means any state or local government, including, but not limited to, their agencies, their instrumentalities, their subdivisions, and their employees and volunteers.