---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the long-term services and supports trust program by clarifying the ability for individuals with existing long-term care insurance to opt-out of the premium assessment and making technical corrections."
description: "Modifying the long-term services and supports trust program by clarifying the ability for individuals with existing long-term care insurance to opt-out of the premium assessment and making technical corrections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6267"
citation: "Washington SB 6267 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LONG-TERM CARE", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Takko"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4ea0646-ec1b-41ac-a4df-a1225d2b7a32"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6267&year=2019"
source_hash: "be3ca661e7f1525fb7dff20185b49c6ac7b4b51e04b13a9554349d0e021ccec8"
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 6267 (2019-2020) — Modifying the long-term services and supports trust program by clarifying the ability for individuals with existing long-term care insurance to opt-out of the premium assessment and making technical corrections.

## 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/6267.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6267-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **95–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Takko — primary (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-03** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-03** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **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`
- **2020-02-19** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-29** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-29** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-03** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-19** Chapter 98, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-19** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-24T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:30 AM
- **2020-02-03T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4ea0646-ec1b-41ac-a4df-a1225d2b7a32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).