BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 2148: Health care policy board
Eliminating the health care policy board.
Summary
- Declares an intent to eliminate the health care policy board as it provides no additional service which an already established state health care entity is not already able or cannot be enabled to provide. Creates the Washington state health care authority within the executive branch. Repeals RCW 43.72.320, 43.73.010, 43.73.020, 43.73.030, and 43.73.040.
From the Bill Digest (HB 2148), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 24, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- John Koster (R-39)
- Introduced
- February 24, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: John Koster (R-39)
6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
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.
HB 2148 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2148 (2025–26) Pay it forward program
- HB 2148 (2023–24) Public school staff wages
- HB 2148 (2019–20) Data centers tax preference
- HB 2148 (2017–18) RTA low-income rebates
- HB 2148 (2015–16) State auditor
- HB 2148 (2013–14) Reproductive health ins.
- HB 2148 (2011–12) Sexually violent predators
- HB 2148 (2009–10) Achievement gap/strategies