Washington HB2029 prohibits governmental entities from recognizing legal personhood in non-human entities.
Washington HB2029 amends the Revised Code of Washington to prevent governmental entities from granting or recognizing legal personhood to artificial intelligence, inanimate objects, bodies of water, land, real property, atmospheric gases, astronomical objects, weather, plants, nonhuman animals, or any other entities not considered natural persons. Legal personhood refers to the rights and obligations of a natural person under state law. The bill aims to clarify that only natural persons can hold such legal status.
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