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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning audio-only telemedicine."
+description: "Concerning audio-only telemedicine."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "HB 1196"
+citation: "Washington HB 1196 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "INSURANCE", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Riccelli"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 42
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36a33d8f-1f00-4b7e-a7a8-9536166147a6"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1196&year=2021"
+source_hash: "0efcd111b9b5dc691263321dc503f56a1afd87ef7d83e514518ee9ce462c1ac5"
+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 HB 1196 (2021-2022) — Concerning audio-only telemedicine.
+
+## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1196.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1196-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1196-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **94–3** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **45–4** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Riccelli — primary (person)
+- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
+- Berg — cosponsor (person)
+- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
+- Callan — cosponsor (person)
+- Cody — cosponsor (person)
+- Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
+- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
+- Frame — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
+- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
+- Macri — cosponsor (person)
+- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
+- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
+- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
+- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
+- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
+- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
+- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
+- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
+- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 21). `substitution`
+- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
+- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
+- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 157, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
+- **2021-01-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
+- **2021-02-03T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
+- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
+- **2021-03-26T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
+- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
+- **2021-04-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36a33d8f-1f00-4b7e-a7a8-9536166147a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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