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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5811: Individual providers/family

Expanding the definition of family member for individual providers.

Summary

  • Broadens exemptions from home care aide certification requirements for long-term care workers caring for their child or parent by specifying that the relationship may exist through marriage or domestic partnership.
  • Expands long-term care worker training requirements for individual providers caring for parents or children by specifying that the relationship may exist through marriage or domestic partnership.
  • Expands the exemption from continuing education requirements for extended family members to apply to children caring for parents until January 1, 2027.
  • Allows exempted long-term care workers to voluntarily complete continuing education and be paid for up to 12 hours of continuing education annually.
  • Establishes a work group to recommend course topics that are relevant to individual providers caring for family members and directs the contracted training entity to develop new continuing education courses that address the recommended topics.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5811), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2024
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2024
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2024
  3. Passed SenateFeb 7, 2024
  4. Passed HouseFeb 28, 2024
  5. GovernorMar 28, 2024
  6. LawMar 28, 2024
Prime sponsor
Claudia Kauffman (D-47)
Introduced
January 8, 2024 in the Senate
Last action
March 28, 2024
Session law
Chapter 322, Laws of 2024
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1969
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to expanding the definition of family member for individual providers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Claudia Kauffman (D-47)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Claire Wilson D-30Annette Cleveland D-49Manka Dhingra D-45Noel Frame D-36Bob Hasegawa D-11Karen Keiser D-33Marko Liias D-21Liz Lovelett D-40Joe Nguyen D-34T'wina Nobles D-28Sharon Shewmake D-42Yasmin Trudeau D-27Lisa Wellman D-41

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 7, 2024
Version voted on: SB 5811
32 Yea 16 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat28100
Republican41501
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed February 28, 2024
Version voted on: SB 5811
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56002
Republican38002
How each member voted

Yea (94)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 6, 2024
Version voted on: SB 5811
58 Yea 38 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58000
Republican03801
How each member voted

Yea (58)

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed March 7, 2024
Version voted on: SB 5811
30 Yea 17 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat28001
Republican21701
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/6/2024*.
  2. Chapter 322, 2024 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  12. Returned to second reading for amendment.
  13. House receded from amendments.
  14. Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  17. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  18. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  19. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
  21. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  22. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
  23. HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  24. Minority; do not pass.
  25. Minority; without recommendation.
  26. Referred to Appropriations.
  27. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
  28. Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  29. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  30. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  32. Minority; without recommendation.
  33. Minority; do not pass.
  34. WM - Majority; do pass.
  35. Referred to Ways & Means.
  36. And refer to Ways & Means.
  37. HLTC - Majority; do pass.
  38. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  39. Prefiled for introduction.

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