---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the expiration date for notification of dispensing an interchangeable biological product."
description: "Concerning the expiration date for notification of dispensing an interchangeable biological product."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2251"
citation: "Washington HB 2251 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS", "DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thai"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-19"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba64688c-21fa-485b-ad9e-c12f0399fe11"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2251&year=2019"
source_hash: "ce63e01ed2a1ea39ce99b9ae093adfabe6923d9c4299d18d87064b1feb37f9d7"
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 2251 (2019-2020) — Concerning the expiration date for notification of dispensing an interchangeable biological product.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2251.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thai — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-19** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-24** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-27** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-17** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-19** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-21** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 21, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-14T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba64688c-21fa-485b-ad9e-c12f0399fe11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).