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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1071

HB 1071: Health services for children

Concerning access to health care services for children.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) to provide health insurance coverage for children in families with household incomes of up to 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, increasing to 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Level on January 1, 2009.
  • Establishes a multi-agency outreach and education effort to identify and enroll eligible children.
  • Beginning in 2009, requires rate increases for health care providers serving children to be linked to quality improvement measures.
  • Establishes nutritional health and physical activity goals for all Kindergarten-12th grade districts.
  • Establishes a Select Legislative Task Force on School Health.
  • Allows the Department to enroll children or their parent into employer sponsored health insurance, regardless of open enrollment season restrictions.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1071), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Judy Clibborn (D-41)
Introduced
January 9, 2007 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 5093
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1071, SHB 1071

AN ACT Relating to health care services for children;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Judy Clibborn (D-41)

32 co-sponsors (30 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Lynn Kessler D-24Ruth Kagi D-32Zack Hudgins D-11Bob Hasegawa D-11Deb Eddy D-48Dave Upthegrove D-33John McCoy D-38Mike Sells D-38Jim McIntire D-46Bill Fromhold D-49Fred Jarrett D-41Sherry Appleton D-23Roger Goodman D-45Larry Haler R-8Tami Green D-28Patricia Lantz D-26Mark Ericks D-1Ross Hunter D-48Brendan Williams D-22Jeannie Darneille D-27Dawn Morrell D-25Geoff Simpson D-47John Lovick D-44Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Steve Conway D-29Maureen Walsh R-16Jim Moeller D-49Brian Sullivan D-21Dave Quall D-40Christine Rolfes D-23Eric Pettigrew D-37Deb Wallace D-17

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1071)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1071)
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1071)
  6. HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1071)
  7. HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Minority; without recommendation.
  9. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1071 in other sessions

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

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