Current Legislation
Washington Bill Number: SB5204 / HB1151
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HB 1151 prefiled in the House on 1/5/2023; referred to Health Care & Wellness on 1/9/23; hearing held on 1/18/23; amended and passed out of Committee on 2/8/2023; referred to Appropriations on 2/10/2023; hearing scheduled for 2/20/2023. SB 5204 prefiled in the Senate on 1/6/2023; referred to Health and Long Term Care on 1/9/2023; Introduced in the Senate. First reading and referred to the Health and Long Term Care on 01/09/2023. Scheduled for a hearing in the House Appropriations Committee on 02/20/23. Passed House Appropriations Committee on 02/27/2023. Passed the third reading in the House on 03/08/2023. There was an executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health and Long Term care on 03/28/2023. By resolution, this bill was returned to the House Rules Committee for a third reading on 04/23/2023. This bill was reintroduced and retained in present status on 01/08/2024, and was placed on a third reading on 01/16/2024. This bill failed to pass from the House to the Senate.
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Fertility services would be covered in WA under new bill | Bellingham Herald, The Bellingham Herald, February 12, 2023.