republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/sb-5179.md

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Bill	Requiring coverage for hearing instruments under public employee and medicaid programs.	Requiring coverage for hearing instruments under public employee and medicaid programs.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	SB 5179	Washington SB 5179 (2017-2018)	bill	HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE	enacted	Bailey	4	55	5	2017-01-16	2018-03-21	openstates	ocd-bill/b2fccbfd-16e6-4d51-a262-1c9aa286bc7c	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5179&year=2017	be38d98e6657a3ee261b7d0c0134767c54842a18595ee738f1c5b35897a1274b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington SB 5179 (2017-2018) — Requiring coverage for hearing instruments under public employee and medicaid programs.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Second Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Second Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — 80–18 (pass) · lower
• Adoption of Amendment Number 79 by Senator Van De Wege, on Page 2, Line 20 (#18) — 24–25 (fail) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bailey — primary (person)
• Conway — cosponsor (person)
• Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
• Keiser — cosponsor (person)
• Palumbo — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-16 First reading, referred to Health Care. reading-1
• 2017-02-02 HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-02-02 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2017-02-03 Referred to Ways & Means.
• 2017-02-24 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-02-24 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2017-03-01 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-03-06 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2017-02-02 HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-02-02 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2017-02-03 Referred to Ways & Means.
• 2017-02-24 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-02-24 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2017-03-01 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-03-06 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2017-02-24 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2017-02-24 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2017-03-01 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2017-03-06 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2017-03-06 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2017-03-06 Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2017-03-08 First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2017-03-22 HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2017-03-22 Minority; do not pass.
• 2017-03-24 Referred to Appropriations.
• 2017-04-23 By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• 2017-04-23 Placed on Rules White Sheet.
• 2017-04-24 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2017-05-23 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2017-06-21 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2018-01-08 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• 2018-01-17 Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-01-19 Returned to second reading for amendment.
• 2018-01-19 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2018-01-19 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-01-19 Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2018-01-23 First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2018-02-16 HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2018-02-16 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-20 Referred to Appropriations.
• 2018-02-26 APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
• 2018-02-26 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-26 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-27 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-28 Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
• 2018-02-28 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-02-28 Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2018-03-05 Senate concurred in House amendments.
• 2018-03-05 Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. passage
• 2018-03-07 President signed. passage
• 2018-03-08 Speaker signed. passage
• 2018-03-09 Delivered to Governor.
• 2018-03-21 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2018-03-21 Chapter 159, 2018 Laws. became-law
• 2018-03-21 Effective date 6/7/2018. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b2fccbfd-16e6-4d51-a262-1c9aa286bc7c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).