---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning telemedicine."
description: "Concerning telemedicine."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 5036"
citation: "Washington SB 5036 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Muzzall"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-12-09"
last_action: "2023-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1a94dc9-1451-4405-807c-cffa054846f1"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5036&year=2023"
source_hash: "138bc08a458da611a4ebd3154650098dca4389f17f9b485da6eae8c082dfee67"
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 5036 (2023-2024) — Concerning telemedicine.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/5036.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5036.PL.htm)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Muzzall — primary (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-09** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-13** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-01-25** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-10** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-10** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-30** Chapter 8, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-03-30** 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/d1a94dc9-1451-4405-807c-cffa054846f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).