The Washington state House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at outlawing a poison that dozens of young people have used to die by suicide.
House Bill 1209 passed out of the House with a 91-4 vote on Thursday, Feb. 6. The bill, which would prohibit the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, now heads to the Senate.
If passed, the bill would make Washington the fourth state in the nation to ban the chemical.
“I am relieved by the passage of HB 1209 in the House today,” Michelle Vasquez-Stickley told KING 5. “My deepest hope is that this bill will help save lives and prevent other families from experiencing the profound loss we have endured. My family and I are incredibly grateful for the support of our Representatives in recognizing the grave dangers of this product, which tragically took our son’s life.”
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