---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning coverage for colorectal screening tests under medical assistance programs."
description: "Concerning coverage for colorectal screening tests under medical assistance programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1626"
citation: "Washington HB 1626 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bronoske"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef53b736-0d7b-4f89-a792-8050e3694cfb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1626&year=2023"
source_hash: "1ff100c92ca2741a64a2c8108fde4976e648b61ab51ebb8b0505edb00d23b42a"
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 1626 (2023-2024) — Concerning coverage for colorectal screening tests under medical assistance programs.

## 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/1626.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1626.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#52) — **39–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bronoske — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Rude — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-10** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-10** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-13** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-16** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-04-03** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2023-04-03** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-03** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** 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, 39; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 299, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef53b736-0d7b-4f89-a792-8050e3694cfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).