---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the anesthesia workforce shortage by reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of certified registered nurse anesthetists in Washington."
description: "Addressing the anesthesia workforce shortage by reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of certified registered nurse anesthetists in Washington."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 6286"
citation: "Washington SB 6286 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rivers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f35ad6d-0bc2-4e59-a784-5381b98cca97"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6286&year=2023"
source_hash: "3674d68c1fe01612c36b6a5a89ebbb0c3fd4809a3a73474dd710d7ec87ec0fea"
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 6286 (2023-2024) — Addressing the anesthesia workforce shortage by reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of certified registered nurse anesthetists in Washington.

## 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/6286.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6286-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6286-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6286-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **44–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rivers — primary (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
- L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Padden — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-30** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-30** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-30** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-03** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** 1st substitute bill substituted (WM 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-29** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-29** Chapter 363, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-29** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f35ad6d-0bc2-4e59-a784-5381b98cca97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).