WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6359: Home health shortage areas

Creating regulation exemptions for rural health clinics providing services in a designated home health shortage area.

Summary

  • Exempts rural health clinics providing health services in a home health shortage area from the Department of Health's in-home services regulation and certificate of need review.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2020
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2020
  3. Passed SenateFeb 12, 2020
  4. Passed HouseMar 5, 2020
  5. GovernorMar 31, 2020
  6. LawMar 31, 2020
Prime sponsor
Shelly Short (R-7)
Introduced
January 15, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
March 31, 2020
Session law
Chapter 258, Laws of 2020
Companion bill
HB 2621
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to creating regulation exemptions for rural health clinics providing services in a designated home health shortage area;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Shelly Short (R-7)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Emily Randall D-26

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 12, 2020
Version voted on: SB 6359
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican18002
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 5, 2020
Version voted on: SB 6359
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56001
Republican41000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 10, 2020
Version voted on: SB 6359
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican20000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/11/2020.
  2. Chapter 258, 2020 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. President signed.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. Delivered to Governor.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  14. HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  15. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  20. HLTC - Majority; do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6359 in other sessions

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