BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1720

HB 1720: Community care/Rx assistance

Expanding the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings.

Summary

Expands the authority for persons who are not practitioners to assist persons with prefilled insulin syringes to apply to setting up diabetic devices for self-administration and handing injectable medications to the person for self-administration.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1720), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2025

AN ACT Relating to expanding the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings;

Passed February 20, 2025

Version voted on: SHB 1720

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	1
Republican	39	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed March 26, 2025

Version voted on: SHB 1720

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	30	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	0

How each member voted

Apr 7, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025. (SHB 1720)
Apr 7, 2025Chapter 26, 2025 Laws. (SHB 1720)
Apr 7, 2025Governor signed. (SHB 1720)
Apr 2, 2025Delivered to Governor. (SHB 1720)
Mar 31, 2025President signed. (SHB 1720)
Mar 31, 2025Speaker signed. (SHB 1720)
Mar 26, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1720)
Mar 26, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1720)
Mar 21, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1720)
Mar 17, 2025Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1720)
Mar 14, 2025HLTC - Majority; do pass. (SHB 1720)
Feb 21, 2025First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. (SHB 1720)
Feb 20, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 1720)
Feb 20, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1720)
Feb 20, 20251st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1720)
Feb 20, 20251st substitute bill substituted.
Feb 18, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1720)
Feb 18, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 14, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1720)
Feb 14, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 12, 2025HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1720)
Feb 12, 2025HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 12, 2025HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 29, 2025First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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

HB 1720 (2023–24) Riparian grant program · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1720 (2021–22) COVID-19 vaccine, declining · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1720 (2019–20) Student assessment reqs. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1720 (2017–18) Mobile home landlord-tenant · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1720 (2015–16) Healthy housing · Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 2015
HB 1720 (2013–14) Candidate and measure donors · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1720 (2011–12) State government · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1720 (2009–10) Sentencing grid adjustment · Did not pass · died in committee