---
type: "Bill"
title: "Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims."
description: "Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1197"
citation: "Washington HB 1197 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bronoske"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e210b94-3732-48d5-bc81-1c39c0bef9b9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1197&year=2023"
source_hash: "ceb7240e2f29f8c6feaeacaaded442325cd10910aa1ce687e72dfefeed589a98"
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 1197 (2023-2024) — Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1197.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1197.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **64–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bronoske — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-27** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-27** LAWS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-27** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-20** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-21** LC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Chapter 171, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date 7/1/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e210b94-3732-48d5-bc81-1c39c0bef9b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).