WashingtonPreserving access to preventive services by clarifying state authority and definitions.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Mar 9Effective date 3/9/2026.Latest
- Mar 9Chapter 13, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 9Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 3Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Feb 28President signed.Passed Senate
- Feb 28Speaker signed.Passed House
- Feb 26Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 24Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Feb 23Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 20Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Feb 20HLTC - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 20Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 19Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 13First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.Minor
- Feb 11Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 11Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Feb 111st substitute bill substituted (HCW 26).Major
- Feb 6Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Jan 30Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Jan 28Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Jan 28Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Jan 28HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Jan 28Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 23Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 16Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 12First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.Minor
- Jan 2Prefiled for introduction.Introduced