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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1344

HB 1344: Respite care

Increasing access to respite care for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Social and Health Services Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) to submit a waiver amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to add respite care to the list of aggregate services available under the Basic Plus waiver and the Children's Intensive In-Home Behavioral Support waiver.
  • Requires the DDA to update the waivers to add respite care to aggregate services immediately upon CMS approval.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1344), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Stephanie Barnard (R-8)
Introduced
January 16, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1344, SHB 1344

AN ACT Relating to increasing access to respite care for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their caregivers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Stephanie Barnard (R-8)

12 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Julio Cortes D-38Jeremie Dufault R-15Travis Couture R-35Darya Farivar D-46Julia Reed D-36Natasha Hill D-3Michelle Valdez R-26Jamila Taylor D-30Gerry Pollet D-46Greg Nance D-23Mia Gregerson D-33Lisa Callan D-5

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1344)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1344)
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1344)
  6. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. ELHS - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 1344 in other sessions

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

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