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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Expanding the access to baby and child dentistry program to serve children with disabilities."
+description: "Expanding the access to baby and child dentistry program to serve children with disabilities."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "SB 6549"
+citation: "Washington SB 6549 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "CHILDREN", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rolfes"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-01-24"
+last_action: "2018-03-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b9918ad-e1d4-40c5-b7ce-d6c274ca0699"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6549&year=2017"
+source_hash: "1bed3f44a4de62345977e31434af29b72756283e6333459b08890db3df3a7bf3"
+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 6549 (2017-2018) — Expanding the access to baby and child dentistry program to serve children with disabilities.
+
+## 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/6549.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6549-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#45) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage (#1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rolfes — primary (person)
+- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
+- Conway — cosponsor (person)
+- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
+- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-24** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-01** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
+- **2018-02-01** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-02** Referred to Ways & Means.
+- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-14** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2018-02-23** HCW - Majority; do pass.
+- **2018-02-23** Referred to Appropriations.
+- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass.
+- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2018-03-05** President signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-03-21** Chapter 156, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2018-03-21** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b9918ad-e1d4-40c5-b7ce-d6c274ca0699`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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