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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 5480

SB 5480: Drug-affected infants

Requiring identification of drug-affected infants and providing treatment services to their mothers.

Summary

  • A woman's primary health care provider must identify and then screen appropriate pregnant and lactating women to determine whether an infant is at risk of being drug-affected. If screening criteria suggests the infant should be tested, then the provider must conduct the test or provide the screening information to the infant's primary health care provider.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5480), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 1999
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 16, 1999
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Julia Patterson (D-33)
Introduced
January 25, 1999 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2000
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5480, ESSB 5480

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Julia Patterson (D-33)

26 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Jim Hargrove D-24Jeanine Long R-44Tracey Eide D-30Rosa Franklin D-29Paull Shin D-21Bob McCaslin R-4Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Calvin Goings D-25Georgia Gardner D-42Margarita Prentice D-11Adam Kline D-37Senator D-35R. Lorraine Wojahn D-27Don Benton R-17Harriet Spanel D-40Betti Sheldon D-23Albert Bauer D-49Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Ken Jacobsen D-46Dino Rossi R-5Jim Horn R-41Stephen Johnson R-47James West R-6Shirley Winsley R-28Bob Oke R-26Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 16, 1999
Version voted on: ESSB 5480
46 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25002
Republican21001
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Excused (3)

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History

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SB 5480 in other sessions

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