Bill > HB2029

This bill establishes a clear prohibition on governmental entities (including courts, the legislature, and state agencies) granting or recognizing legal personhood to non-human entities such as artificial intelligence, inanimate objects, bodies of water, land, real property, atmospheric gases, astronomical objects, weather, plants, and non-human animals. The legislation specifically defines "legal personhood" as the legal rights and obligations typically afforded to natural persons or other legal entities under state law. By creating this new section in the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), the bill aims to prevent the extension of legal rights and protections typically reserved for human beings to a wide range of non-human entities, thereby maintaining a clear legal distinction between natural persons and other forms of existence. The bill provides detailed definitions for terms like "body of water" and "real property" to ensure clarity and prevent potential legal ambiguities in the interpretation of the law.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2029&Year=2025&Initiative=false