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type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the duration of the collaborative for the advancement of telemedicine."
description: "Extending the duration of the collaborative for the advancement of telemedicine."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6163"
citation: "Washington SB 6163 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becker"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86044116-32e2-4359-848b-6e1318cb634f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6163&year=2017"
source_hash: "7da0236ecf9f8f18b66c1dadc9d8d29afcea9dfb59d3dd2ace5e775b8ac0b94f"
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 6163 (2017-2018) — Extending the duration of the collaborative for the advancement of telemedicine.
## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6163.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#4) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Becker — primary (person)
- Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
- Conway — cosponsor (person)
- Fain — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-10** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-09** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-23** Chapter 256, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-23** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86044116-32e2-4359-848b-6e1318cb634f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).