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SR 8637

Recognizing Donate Life Month in Washington state.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Goehner and 1 co-sponsor

Designates April as National Donate Life Month in Washington and urges public awareness and participation in organ, eye, and tissue donation, honoring donors and recipients.

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Bill Summary · SR 8637

Summary: Senate Resolution 8637 (SR 8637) – Recognizing Donate Life Month in Washington State

Overview

  • Type: Senate Resolution (ceremonial, non-binding)
  • Title: Recognizing National Donate Life Month and Donate Life Month awareness
  • Status: Adopted
  • Introduced: April 2, 2025
  • Adopted: April 2, 2025
  • Sponsors: Senators Goehner and Slatter

SR 8637 is a ceremonial expression by the Washington State Senate recognizing and promoting awareness of organ, eye, and tissue donation. It designates April as National Donate Life Month within the state context and calls for heightened public awareness, donor remembrance, and appreciation for recipients.

Purpose and Intent

  • Public awareness: Increase awareness of the need for organ, eye, and tissue donations and encourage individuals to consider donation.
  • Honor and remembrance: Honor the generosity of donors and the impact on recipients and families.
  • Appreciation of beneficiaries: Acknowledge recipients who gain a new lease on life through donation.
  • Non-binding nature: As a resolution, it expresses the Senate’s stance and encouragement but does not create new legal obligations or allocate funds.

Key Provisions (Substantive Provisions Expressed in the Resolution)

  • Recognizes that Donate Life America designates April as National Donate Life Month, and thereby designates April in Washington as a time to raise awareness about organ, eye, and tissue donation.
  • Emphasizes the life-saving and life-enhancing potential of donations, citing:
    • More than 100,000 Americans awaiting life-saving organ transplants.
    • A new transplant candidate added roughly every eight minutes.
    • About 13 lives lost each day due to shortages in available donations.
    • A single donor can save eight lives through organs and enhance over 75 more through tissue and eye donations.
  • Praises Washingtonians who have donated and their families for their compassion, and recognizes the generosity of donor families.
  • Encourages all Washington residents to learn about donation opportunities and to decide whether donation aligns with their values.
  • Calls for heightened awareness and collective effort toward increasing donation to bring hope to those waiting for transplants.

Impact and Who It Affects

  • Affects: General public in Washington state, current and potential organ, eye, and tissue donors, donor families, and transplant recipients.
  • Impact: Serves as a symbolic encouragement to participate in donation, foster discussion and awareness, and honor donors and recipients. It does not create new programs, regulations, or funding.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: April 2, 2025
  • Status: Adopted on April 2, 2025
  • Legislative effect: Ceremonial resolution; non-binding, typically used to express state support and to promote awareness during National Donate Life Month.

Summary Statement

SR 8637 formally recognizes April as National Donate Life Month in Washington State, urges public awareness and participation in organ, eye, and tissue donation, honors donors and their families, and appreciates transplant recipients. It aligns state messaging with Donate Life America’s designation and serves as an official, ceremonial endorsement by the Senate.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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