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type: "Bill"
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title: "Concerning audio-only telemedicine."
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description: "Concerning audio-only telemedicine."
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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 5325"
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citation: "Washington SB 5325 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "INSURANCE", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Muzzall"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75a15d4a-75c4-44db-9b25-05274dbca5f8"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5325&year=2021"
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source_hash: "4c0ad5959e1b502544b70a2c1d25bcfcad126124c0c22af78c20636bd43e99e5"
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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 5325 (2021-2022) — Concerning audio-only telemedicine.
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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/5325.htm)
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2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5325-S.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Muzzall — primary (person)
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- Cleveland — cosponsor (person)
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- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
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- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
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- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
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- Randall — cosponsor (person)
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- Rivers — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
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- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
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- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
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- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM.
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- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 21). `substitution`
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- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
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- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
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- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 100, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
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- **2021-02-05T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
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- **2021-02-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
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- **2021-02-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
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- **2021-02-22T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:30 AM
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- **2021-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
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- **2021-03-25T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 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/75a15d4a-75c4-44db-9b25-05274dbca5f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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