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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1805

HB 1805: Health care savings accounts

Requiring the health care authority to offer health care savings accounts to unsubsidized basic health plan enrollees.

Summary

  • A four-year health care savings account (HCSA) and catastrophic insurance pilot project is to be administered by the state Health Care Authority (HCA). The pilot project is generally exempt from state laws governing insurance.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SHB 1805), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 13, 1997
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bill Backlund (R-45)
Introduced
February 10, 1997 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1998
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1805, SHB 1805

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Backlund (R-45)

24 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 24 Republicans)

Phil Dyer R-5Les Thomas R-31Bob Sump R-7Larry Crouse R-4Scott Smith R-2Mike Sherstad R-1Paul Zellinsky R-23Gigi Talcott R-28Kathy Lambert R-45Roger Bush R-2Joyce Mulliken R-13Bill Thompson R-44Peggy Johnson R-35Jim Buck R-24Mary Skinner R-14Marc Boldt R-17Dave Schmidt R-44Mark Sterk R-4Jim Clements R-14Tim Hickel R-30John Koster R-39Suzette Cooke R-47Dave Mastin R-16Mike Carrell R-28

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 13, 1997
Version voted on: SHB 1805
61 Yea 35 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat63501
Republican55001
How each member voted

Yea (61)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage

January 23, 1998
Version voted on: SHB 1805
61 Yea 34 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat73400
Republican54003
How each member voted

Yea (61)

Excused (3)

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History

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HB 1805 in other sessions

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