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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2531: Health, social determinates

Concerning social determinates of health, including changing the name of the governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities and evaluating data.

Summary

  • Changes the name of the Governor's Interagency Coordinating Council on Health Disparities to the Governor's Interagency Coordinating Council on Health Equity (Council) and shifts the focus to achieving health equity with a greater focus on social determinants of health, rather than specific conditions and outcomes.
  • Requires boards and departments with a representative on the Council to submit an inventory of the data related to social determinants that it collects to the Council, and requires the Council to issue a report on the data and data gaps.

From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2531), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to social determinates of health, including changing the name of the governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities and evaluating data;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Laurie Jinkins D-27June Robinson D-38

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2531 in other sessions

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