BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2375: MRSA testing

Concerning MRSA testing.

Summary

Prohibits physicians licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW and osteopathic physicians and surgeons licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW from performing a surgical procedure on a patient unless the patient has been tested for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus at least two weeks, but no earlier than three weeks, before the surgery.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2375), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring surgical patients to be tested for multidrug resistant organisms prior to being admitted to the hospital;

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 2375 (2025–26) Running start allocations · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2375 (2023–24) Senior property tax ex./ADUs · Enacted · Chapter 119, Laws of 2024
HB 2375 (2019–20) Controlled substances · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2375 (2017–18) Election costs reimbursement · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2375 (2015–16) Cybercrime · Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2016
HB 2375 (2013–14) Appraiser lien on property · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2375 (2011–12) State govt reorganization · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2375 (2007–08) Performance agreements · Did not pass · died in committee