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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5883

SB 5883: Homeless youth/health care

Concerning an unaccompanied homeless youth's ability to provide informed consent for that minor patient's own health care, including nonemergency, outpatient, and primary care services, including physical examinations, vision examinations and eyeglasses, dental examinations, hearing examinations and hearing aids, immunizations, treatments for illnesses and conditions, and routine follow-up care customarily provided by a health care provider in an outpatient setting, excluding elective surgeries.

Summary

  • Allows an unaccompanied homeless youth (not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian) who is under the age of majority, who is not otherwise authorized to provide informed consent, and is unable to obtain informed consent through a school nurse, school counselor, or homeless student liaison, to provide informed consent for nonemergency, outpatient, primary care services.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5883), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2022
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2022
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2022
  3. Passed SenateFeb 9, 2022
  4. Passed HouseMar 3, 2022
  5. GovernorMar 31, 2022
  6. LawMar 31, 2022
Prime sponsor
Yasmin Trudeau (D-27)
Introduced
January 18, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
March 31, 2022
Session law
Chapter 291, Laws of 2022
Versions
SB 5883, SSB 5883

AN ACT Relating to an unaccompanied homeless youth's ability to provide informed consent for that minor patient's own health care, including nonemergency, outpatient, and primary care services, including physical examinations, vision examinations and eyeglasses, dental examinations, hearing examinations and hearing aids, immunizations, treatments for illnesses and conditions, and routine follow-up care customarily provided by a health care provider in an outpatient setting, excluding elective surgeries;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Yasmin Trudeau (D-27)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Karen Keiser D-33Andy Billig D-3Steve Conway D-29Senator D-22Patty Kuderer D-48Joe Nguyen D-34T'wina Nobles D-28June Robinson D-38Rebecca Saldaña D-37Kevin Van De Wege D-24Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 9, 2022
Version voted on: SSB 5883
28 Yea 21 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat28100
Republican02000
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 3, 2022
Version voted on: SSB 5883
57 Yea 41 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57000
Republican04100
How each member voted

Yea (57)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 7, 2022
Version voted on: SSB 5883
29 Yea 20 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican02000
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 6/9/2022. (SSB 5883)
  2. Chapter 291, 2022 Laws. (SSB 5883)
  3. Governor signed. (SSB 5883)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 5883)
  5. Speaker signed. (SSB 5883)
  6. President signed. (SSB 5883)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5883)
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments. (SSB 5883)
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5883)
  10. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (SSB 5883)
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5883)
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SSB 5883)
  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SSB 5883)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5883)
  15. CYF - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5883)
  16. CYF - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5883)
  17. First reading, referred to Children, Youth & Families. (SSB 5883)
  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5883)
  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5883)
  20. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5883)
  21. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5883)
  23. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5883)
  25. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5883)
  26. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5883)
  27. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5883)
  28. Minority; without recommendation.
  29. Minority; do not pass.
  30. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  32. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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