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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5741: Health care financing

Concerning health care financing and development of a publicly sponsored integrated delivery system.

Summary

  • Creates the Washington health security trust to provide coverage for a set of health services for all residents. Abolishes the state health care authority and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Washington health security trust. Creates the reserve account, the displaced worker training account, and the benefits account.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
Introduced
January 30, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to health care financing and development of a publicly sponsored integrated delivery system such as the veterans affairs system for all;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D-11)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29Maralyn Chase D-32

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5741 in other sessions

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

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