---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning stem cell therapies not approved by the United States food and drug administration."
description: "Concerning stem cell therapies not approved by the United States food and drug administration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2356"
citation: "Washington HB 2356 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cody"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a40667c9-0253-4a4b-b805-51cfa6507ab5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2356&year=2017"
source_hash: "ad378fdd14419665a8e8b8ba4d4c336b6da69e43463e803743ae642cc27bdbbe"
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 2356 (2017-2018) — Concerning stem cell therapies not approved by the United States food and drug administration.

## 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/House%20Bills/2356.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2356-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2356-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#18) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cody — primary (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-03** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-17** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2018-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 216, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** 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/a40667c9-0253-4a4b-b805-51cfa6507ab5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).