BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5598: Patient safety act
Enacting the Washington state patient safety act requiring hospital staffing plans for nursing services and establishing recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Summary
- Enacts the Washington state patient safety act requiring hospital staffing plans for nursing services and establishes recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 31, 2003
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Margarita Prentice (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 31, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2004
- Companion bill
- HB 1602
AN ACT Relating to the Washington state patient safety act;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
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.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5598 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5598 (2025–26) JLARC studies
- SB 5598 (2023–24) Horses/funding
- SB 5598 (2021–22) Derelict vessel removal
- SB 5598 (2019–20) Student internet data priv.
- SB 5598 (2017–18) Relatives/child visitation
- SB 5598 (2015–16) Account for elevators, etc.
- SB 5598 (2013–14) Surplus property disposition
- SB 5598 (2011–12) Cannabis