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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning behavioral health integration in primary care."
+description: "Concerning behavioral health integration in primary care."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "SB 5779"
+citation: "Washington SB 5779 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["MENTAL HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE", "NAMED ACTS", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brown"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2017-02-09"
+last_action: "2017-05-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17d809b4-c7ad-4989-b973-f88bd37c5895"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5779&year=2017"
+source_hash: "c84224bdb8d32ab02ae8e6b904c805b00509d66de0a7a2958615dceb80c4eebe"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington SB 5779 (2017-2018) — Concerning behavioral health integration in primary care.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5779.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5779-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#27) — **94–3** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brown — primary (person)
+- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-09** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-15** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2017-02-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-17** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2017-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
+- **2017-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2017-02-15** HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2017-02-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-17** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2017-02-23** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
+- **2017-02-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2017-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2017-03-03** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2017-03-22** HCW - Majority; do pass.
+- **2017-03-24** Referred to Appropriations.
+- **2017-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
+- **2017-04-04** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2017-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2017-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2017-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2017-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
+- **2017-04-19** President signed. `passage`
+- **2017-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2017-05-05** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
+- **2017-05-05** Chapter 226, 2017 Laws PV. `became-law`
+- **2017-05-05** Effective date 7/23/2017**. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17d809b4-c7ad-4989-b973-f88bd37c5895`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+