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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Easing ambulance restrictions in rural areas."
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description: "Easing ambulance restrictions in rural areas."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "SB 5198"
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citation: "Washington SB 5198 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Schoesler"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d7e26e9-9e8b-4b6d-b681-74c46dca23db"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5198&year=2021"
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source_hash: "6b8c02b272f96dda26a4d5a81ffe8ba8e0db6cdc03e21967ac38367dca13a9c7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
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---
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# Washington SB 5198 (2021-2022) — Easing ambulance restrictions in rural areas.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5198.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Schoesler — primary (person)
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- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
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- Honeyford — cosponsor (person)
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- King — cosponsor (person)
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- Short — cosponsor (person)
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- Warnick — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
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- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
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- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
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- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
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- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 17, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
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- **2021-01-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
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- **2021-01-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
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- **2021-03-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
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- **2021-03-17T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d7e26e9-9e8b-4b6d-b681-74c46dca23db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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