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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning state charity care law."
description: "Concerning state charity care law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6273"
citation: "Washington SB 6273 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "HEALTH CARE", "HOMELESS PERSONS", "HOSPITALS", "LOW-INCOME PERSONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cleveland"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/676aad2e-6cff-4b7e-98a8-137e62f7a3de"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6273&year=2017"
source_hash: "2e0bbfcc8064f9b515cff12fbf7fdf40d3a075a576900ecc370e53bc3a4d0f23"
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 6273 (2017-2018) — Concerning state charity care law.
## 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/6273.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6273-S.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — **980** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) — **490** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **470** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Cleveland — primary (person)
- Fain — cosponsor (person)
- Mullet — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-11** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-01** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-14** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** 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.
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; 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 263, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-23** Effective date 10/1/2018. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/676aad2e-6cff-4b7e-98a8-137e62f7a3de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).