---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring training standards in providing telemedicine services."
description: "Requiring training standards in providing telemedicine services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6061"
citation: "Washington SB 6061 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-10"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c639eef-e231-4aca-9291-9413aafed433"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6061&year=2019"
source_hash: "889538595d9b9a14028da19d3f42bcff224c8f8837b0be3ffab934c60bb7deca"
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 6061 (2019-2020) — Requiring training standards in providing telemedicine services.

## 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/6061.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6061-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#40) — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Becker — primary (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-10** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-27** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-27** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-27** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-19** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 147, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-15T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness 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/5c639eef-e231-4aca-9291-9413aafed433`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).