republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1052.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning group insurance contract performance standards."
description: "Concerning group insurance contract performance standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1052"
citation: "Washington HB 1052 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c97e698-d0ad-4ec5-b896-f99a313a6d26"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1052&year=2021"
source_hash: "2fc97a60c02bff3a3b311071ea74a19c2de830a049967efa9f13601d6a3d246c"
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 1052 (2021-2022) — Concerning group insurance contract performance standards.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1052.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1052-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#4) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 21). `substitution`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 13, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-01-13T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-14T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-15T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-16T13:00:00+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/9c97e698-d0ad-4ec5-b896-f99a313a6d26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).