---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning telemedicine payment parity."
description: "Concerning telemedicine payment parity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 5385"
citation: "Washington SB 5385 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2020-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f91a1921-0d19-499e-a9e1-f297094f5c06"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5385&year=2019"
source_hash: "2a304468db3ceecb6bf645343065178474abd731d078ff8bc391f0a3201e5265"
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 5385 (2019-2020) — Concerning telemedicine payment parity.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5385.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5385-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5385-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#30) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) — **94–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Braun — cosponsor (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson, L. — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-22** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-22** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-21** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-13** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-03-02** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-19** Chapter 92, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-19** Effective date 3/19/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-01-30T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-26T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-27T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-21T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:30 AM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f91a1921-0d19-499e-a9e1-f297094f5c06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).