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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1730

HB 1730: Trauma care/injury report

Requiring certain health care providers to report gunshot or knife wounds to the authorities.

Summary

  • $ Health care practitioners, hospitals and other health care facilities, are required to report gunshot wounds to appropriate law enforcement agencies within a reasonable period of time, but before release of the patient.
  • $ Persons reporting gunshot or knife wounds are immune from civil liability.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1730), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 27, 2001
  3. Passed HouseMar 12, 2001
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)
Introduced
February 1, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Versions
HB 1730, SHB 1730

AN ACT Relating to the reporting of specified injuries by trauma health care providers;

Sponsors

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

18 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Mary Skinner R-14Jim Clements R-14John Pennington R-18Ruth Kagi D-32Kelli Linville D-42Eileen Cody D-34Tom Campbell R-2John Lovick D-44Don Cox R-9Laura Ruderman D-45Ida Ballasiotes R-41Al O'Brien D-1Senator D-22Jeanne Edwards D-1Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Bill Grant D-16Jeannie Darneille D-27Karen Keiser D-33

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2001
Version voted on: SHB 1730
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat48001
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1730)
  2. Referred to Health Care. (SHB 1730)
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1730)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1730)
  5. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1730)
  6. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. (SHB 1730)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 1730)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1730)
  9. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1730)
  10. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1730)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1730)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. HC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1730)
  16. HC - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. HC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. First reading, referred to Health Care.

HB 1730 in other sessions

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