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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning transparency regarding the cost of air ambulance services."
description: "Concerning transparency regarding the cost of air ambulance services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2755"
citation: "Washington HB 2755 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schmick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-20"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e298e15-988d-4a61-8969-a129c4bbf779"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2755&year=2019"
source_hash: "65dfcea60a049ae4b06290cb172e0d6df326e3f5268b28c9f31e9fe5e38e6856"
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 HB 2755 (2019-2020) — Concerning transparency regarding the cost of air ambulance services.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2755.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2755.E.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Schmick — primary (person)
- Caldier — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-20** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-31** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-31** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 131, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-31T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care 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/6e298e15-988d-4a61-8969-a129c4bbf779`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).