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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5515

SB 5515: Freestanding emergency rooms

Providing requirements for freestanding emergency rooms.

Summary

  • A two-year moratorium on new construction of freestanding ERs is authorized. This applies to any hospital that has not already received approval for construction from the Department of Health as of January 1, 2011.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5515), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2011
  2. Out of committeeFeb 21, 2011
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Cheryl Pflug (R-5)
Introduced
January 28, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5515, SSB 5515

AN ACT Relating to freestanding emergency rooms;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Cheryl Pflug (R-5)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Karen Keiser D-33Senator R-2Jim Kastama D-25Linda Evans Parlette R-12Paull Shin D-21

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5515)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5515)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5515)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5515)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5515)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5515)
  12. Senate Rules "X" file.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5515)
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5515)
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5515)
  18. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5515)
  19. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5515)
  20. Minority; do not pass.
  21. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  22. Minority; without recommendation.
  23. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5515 in other sessions

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

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