BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5939: Long-term care insurance
Replacing the long-term services and supports trust program with affordable and optional long-term care insurance coverage.
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 25, 2022
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Ron Muzzall (R-10)
- Introduced
- January 25, 2022 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 25, 2022
- Companion bill
- HB 1913
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to replacing the long-term services and supports trust program with affordable and optional long-term care insurance coverage;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Ron Muzzall (R-10)
14 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 14 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
SB 5939 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5939 (2025–26) WA simply unaffordable fund
- SB 5939 (2023–24) Livestock wolf predation
- SB 5939 (2019–20) Comm. facilities districts
- SB 5939 (2017–18) Renewable energy promotion
- SB 5939 (2015–16) Family medicine residency
- SB 5939 (2013–14) Estate tax
- SB 5939 (2011–12) Early childhood prog. copays
- SB 5939 (2009–10) Exempt employment practices