BILL · 1993–94 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESB 5729

SB 5729: Family emergency assistance

Changing the family emergency assistance program.

Summary

DSHS may provide emergency assistance in the form of family reconciliation services, family preservation services, home-based services, short-term substitute care, crisis nurseries, therapeutic child care, or other necessary services. A person is eligible for emergency assistance if his or her income is at, or less than, 100 percent of the federal poverty level.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 1993

IntroducedFeb 10, 1993
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 15, 1993
Passed HouseApr 8, 1993
Governor
LawApr 19, 1993

Prime sponsor: Nita Rinehart (D-46)
Introduced: February 10, 1993 in the Senate
Last action: April 19, 1993
Session law: Chapter 63, Laws of 1993
Budget: Has a fiscal note

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 15, 1993

Version voted on: ESB 5729

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	28	0	0	0
Republican	21	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (49)

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House · Final Passage

April 8, 1993

Version voted on: ESB 5729

98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	63	0	0	0
Republican	35	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (98)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5729 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5729 (2025–26) Housing permitting · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5729 (2023–24) Insulin cost-sharing cap · Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2023
SB 5729 (2021–22) Hearing deadlines/good cause · Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2022
SB 5729 (2019–20) Dual credit enroll. priority · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5729 (2017–18) Legislative technology admin · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5729 (2015–16) Cigarettes, taxation of · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5729 (2013–14) Real estate brokers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5729 (2011–12) Controlled substances · Did not pass · died in committee

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