---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning provider reimbursement for personal protective equipment during the state of emergency related to COVID-19."
description: "Concerning provider reimbursement for personal protective equipment during the state of emergency related to COVID-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 5169"
citation: "Washington SB 5169 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frockt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4b11e72-d99b-4a4a-ad8f-aef90a79fb9b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5169&year=2021"
source_hash: "5165f499e4a459ecbd7f6cff008db71f1aa8f3e77f100163b176f5f9b067c2b3"
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 5169 (2021-2022) — Concerning provider reimbursement for personal protective equipment during the state of emergency related to COVID-19.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5169.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5169-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frockt — primary (person)
- C. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Carlyle — cosponsor (person)
- Das — cosponsor (person)
- Holy — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Randall — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 94, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 4/16/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2021-01-29T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-15T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-17T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4b11e72-d99b-4a4a-ad8f-aef90a79fb9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).