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| Bill | Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. | Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. | us/states/wa | Washington Legislature | 2025-2026 | SB 5395 | Washington SB 5395 (2025-2026) |
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5 | 41 | 3 | 2025-01-21 | 2026-03-23 | openstates | ocd-bill/a58869dc-74c2-4e4b-b60f-3230606a6339 | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5395&Year=2025&Initiative=false | 79b41cf3a75b8d8985078cfe8c3d46624e1d3156d28d1d0f14a5192c6e8e3896 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Washington SB 5395 (2025-2026) — Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed Second Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
- Second Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
- Second Substitute Passed Legislature (committee substitute) — source
- Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — 48–1 (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — 94–0 (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Orwall — primary (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Muzzall — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-21 First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
reading-1 - 2025-02-07 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- 2025-02-21 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- 2025-02-21 HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution - 2025-02-21 And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee - 2025-02-21 Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable - 2025-02-21 Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee - 2025-02-26 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- 2025-02-28 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- 2026-01-12 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- 2026-01-27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- 2026-01-27 WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution - 2026-01-27 Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable - 2026-01-29 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- 2026-02-06 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2 - 2026-02-11 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 26).
substitution - 2026-02-11 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- 2026-02-11 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3 - 2026-02-14 First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
reading-1 - 2026-02-18 Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- 2026-02-25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- 2026-02-25 HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-25 Minority; without recommendation.
committee-passage-unfavorable - 2026-02-25 Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee - 2026-02-27 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- 2026-03-02 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- 2026-03-02 APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-02 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee - 2026-03-04 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-03-04 Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- 2026-03-04 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 Senate concurred in House amendments.
- 2026-03-09 Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage - 2026-03-10 President signed.
passage - 2026-03-11 Speaker signed.
passage - 2026-03-12 Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt - 2026-03-23 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2026-03-23 Chapter 157, 2026 Laws.
became-law - 2026-03-23 Effective date 6/11/2026*.
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a58869dc-74c2-4e4b-b60f-3230606a6339. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).