WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1624: Health care decisions

Regulating health care services decisions.

Summary

  • Finds that health carrier practices that unjustly delay or deny medically appropriate care and treatment to consumers are unconscionable. When consumers are facing serious, even life-threatening diseases or conditions, they are least able to fight with their health carrier in order to get access to needed health care and treatment.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1624), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)
Introduced
February 1, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)

14 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Tom Campbell R-2Steve Conway D-29Jeanne Edwards D-1Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Mike Cooper D-21Dow Constantine D-34Phil Rockefeller D-23Karen Keiser D-33Laura Ruderman D-45Ed Murray D-43Debbie Regala D-27Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Mark Miloscia D-30Al O'Brien D-1

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 1624 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page