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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning medicaid expenditures."
+description: "Concerning medicaid expenditures."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "SB 5497"
+citation: "Washington SB 5497 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["L. Wilson"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-20"
+last_action: "2023-05-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a80fef06-145b-490d-ac43-3dcf7a71d768"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5497&year=2023"
+source_hash: "28d08d5c49facd954f78d08f79a9a57b7367c3b06b4484fc77bb963a8cac7bca"
+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 5497 (2023-2024) — Concerning medicaid expenditures.
+
+## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5497.htm)
+2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5497.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#35) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **45–3** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- L. Wilson — primary (person)
+- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-20** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
+- **2023-01-26** HLTC - Majority; without recommendation.
+- **2023-01-26** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-30** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-07** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
+- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
+- **2023-02-14** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-14** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-14** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-15** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2023-02-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-03-24** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-27** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-04** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-18** Senate concurred in House amendments.
+- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-11** Chapter 439, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2023-05-11** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a80fef06-145b-490d-ac43-3dcf7a71d768`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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