---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services."
description: "Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 5079"
citation: "Washington SB 5079 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Muzzall"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-12-19"
last_action: "2025-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93a11630-5566-4108-9338-49880abef6b6"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5079&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "fa8ab904dd7bb5c7f706f0841ecd6637cdd40db4cbfa219eef6a49756263b118"
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 5079 (2025-2026) — Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5079.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5079.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) — **92–2** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House on Reconsideration (#20) — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Muzzall — primary (person)
- Christian — cosponsor (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Krishnadasan — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Trudeau — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-19** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2025-01-13** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-01-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-01-22** HS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-02-13** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-02-13** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-02-19** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-27** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2025-03-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-03-19** ELHS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-04** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & Human Services. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2025-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2025-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2025-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-17** Chapter 331, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-05-17** 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/93a11630-5566-4108-9338-49880abef6b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).