---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning health plan coverage of reproductive health care."
description: "Concerning health plan coverage of reproductive health care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6219"
citation: "Washington SB 6219 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GOVERNOR", "HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "ABORTION", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hobbs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0ec80a9-b2e5-41bd-a6cf-b6155fcb87e3"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6219&year=2017"
source_hash: "27dcadb2db9206067083f34b99fd714edbacb5992d5b6a09a69f071ad1e8166c"
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 6219 (2017-2018) — Concerning health plan coverage of reproductive health 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/6219.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6219-S.htm)

## Votes

- 380 O'Ban Pg 3 Ln 36 (#7) — **23–25** (fail) · upper
- 376 Baumgartner Pg 4 Ln 1 (#8) — **22–26** (fail) · upper
- 378 Baumgartner Pg 4 Ln 1 (#10) — **23–25** (fail) · upper
- 377 Baumgartner Pg 4 Ln 1 (#9) — **23–25** (fail) · upper
- 1311 Shea Pg 3 Ln 36 (#17) — **49–49** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) — **50–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hobbs — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Pedersen — cosponsor (person)
- Ranker — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Takko — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-01-25** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
- **2018-01-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-31** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-22** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-01-25** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
- **2018-01-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-31** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-31** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-31** Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-01** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-16** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-20** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-22** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 119, 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/e0ec80a9-b2e5-41bd-a6cf-b6155fcb87e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).