WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2530: Good samaritans

Requiring free infectious disease testing for good samaritans.

Summary

  • Requires a local health department to provide free infectious disease testing to a Good Samaritan regardless of insurance coverage for the testing, as well as to the source patient.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2530), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2014
  3. Passed HouseFeb 17, 2014
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
June Robinson (D-38)
Introduced
January 20, 2014 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 6174
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to infectious disease testing for good samaritans;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: June Robinson (D-38)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Laurie Jinkins D-27Dawn Morrell D-25Roger Freeman D-30Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 17, 2014
Version voted on: HB 2530
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat54001
Republican43000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. HLTH - Majority; do pass.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. First reading, referred to Health Care.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. HCW - Majority; do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2530 in other sessions

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