BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1519: Language access services

Requiring language access services for persons with limited English proficiency in health care and insurance matters.

Summary

Finds that: (1) Hundreds of thousands of patients in Washington need interpretation and translation services to understand medical instructions and diagnoses and to communicate clearly with their health care providers; (2) The health care system in the state is not currently meeting the needs of these patients, largely because of unanswered questions about how to fund needed language services; (3) Studies document…

From the Bill Digest (HB 1519), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to language access services in health care;

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

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

HB 1519 (2025–26) Vehicle subagent fees · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1519 (2023–24) Local project review · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1519 (2021–22) Levy shifts/court rulings · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1519 (2019–20) Cell-cultured meat products · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1519 (2017–18) Incremental electricity · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1519 (2015–16) Employee status enforcement · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1519 (2013–14) Health care coordination · Enacted · Chapter 320, Laws of 2013
HB 1519 (2011–12) Student cognitive disability · Enacted · Chapter 75, Laws of 2011