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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5957: Single-payer health care

Establishing the healthy Washington program to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage for all residents of the state.

Summary

  • Establishes the Healthy Washington program to provide universal single-payer health care coverage and a health care cost control system.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5957), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJun 16, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maralyn Chase (D-32)
Introduced
June 16, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to establishing the healthy Washington program to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage for all residents of the state;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maralyn Chase (D-32)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Rebecca Saldaña D-37

Votes

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

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5957 in other sessions

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

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