---
type: "Bill"
title: "Improving department of corrections health care administration."
description: "Improving department of corrections health care administration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6063"
citation: "Washington SB 6063 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE", "CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT", "CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wagoner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-12-10"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a50efb6-1f8a-4637-ad8b-1a463bc01a58"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6063&year=2019"
source_hash: "234f0de2e2c2ec00ada3d1068dd9d0f4640b5bd8bf5b48fc7c27599f3f48d5f7"
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 6063 (2019-2020) — Improving department of corrections health care 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6063.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6063-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6063-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wagoner — primary (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — 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 Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-30** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-30** HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** PS - 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.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 58, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-30T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety 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/8a50efb6-1f8a-4637-ad8b-1a463bc01a58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).