BILL · 2001–02 SESSION
HB 1720: Prescription drug assistance
Seeking a federal medicaid demonstration waiver for prescription drug assistance.
Summary
- $ The Department of Social and Health Services will submit a waiver request to the Health Care Financing Administration to establish a prescription drug assistance program.
From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1720), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2001
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jeanne Edwards (D-1)
- Introduced
- February 1, 2001 in the House
- Last action
- January 14, 2002
AN ACT Relating to a federal medicaid demonstration waiver for prescription drug assistance;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jeanne Edwards (D-1)
18 co-sponsors (18 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Eileen Cody D-34Jeannie Darneille D-27Joe McDermott D-34John Lovick D-44Christopher Hurst D-31Ruth Kagi D-32Bill Fromhold D-49Al O'Brien D-1Sandra Romero D-22Brian Hatfield D-19Kelli Linville D-42Steve Conway D-29Val Ogden D-49Lynn Kessler D-24Karen Keiser D-33Shay Schual-Berke D-33Alex Wood D-3Geoff Simpson D-47
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Health Care.
HB 1720 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1720 (2025–26) Community care/Rx assistance
- HB 1720 (2023–24) Riparian grant program
- HB 1720 (2021–22) COVID-19 vaccine, declining
- HB 1720 (2019–20) Student assessment reqs.
- HB 1720 (2017–18) Mobile home landlord-tenant
- HB 1720 (2015–16) Healthy housing
- HB 1720 (2013–14) Candidate and measure donors
- HB 1720 (2011–12) State government