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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5909

SB 5909: Health care access and edu

Concerning health care access and medical and dental education.

Summary

  • All state operating funds and capital facilities provided to WSU for the operations of the five-state WWAMI program must be transferred to UW by July 1, 2015. Subject to this transfer, UW must maintain a medical student class size of at least 40 students per year in Spokane.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5909), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-46)
Introduced
February 9, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 2065
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5909, SSB 5909

AN ACT Relating to increasing the health care workforce and increasing health care access across Washington state through expansion of undergraduate medical and dental education, graduate medical education, and health professional scholarship and loan repayment programming;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-46)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Senator R-2Jamie Pedersen D-43Cyrus Habib D-48Karen Keiser D-33

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5909)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5909)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5909)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5909)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5909)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5909)
  12. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5909)
  13. HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5909)
  14. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5909)
  15. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5909)
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. And refer to Ways & Means.
  18. HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. Referred to Ways & Means.
  20. Minority; without recommendation.
  21. First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5909 in other sessions

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

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