BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1870: Hospital ownership

Concerning the ownership of hospitals.

Summary

Prohibits the Department of Health from issuing a certificate of need through June 30, 2016, for the sale, purchase, or lease of an existing hospital to another hospital or purchasing entity that has an ownership or investment interest in another hospital in Washington.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1870), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the ownership of hospitals;

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

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 11, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jun 28, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 29, 2015By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Feb 2, 2015First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

HB 1870 (2025–26) Public health clinics/tax · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1870 (2023–24) Local comm. federal funding · Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2024
HB 1870 (2021–22) Wheeled all-terrain vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1870 (2019–20) Afford. care act protections · Enacted · Chapter 33, Laws of 2019
HB 1870 (2017–18) Out-of-network health care · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1870 (2013–14) Payment methods · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1870 (2011–12) Counties/investment projects · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1870 (2009–10) Employee health care options · Did not pass · died in committee