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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1724

HB 1724: POLST orders

Improving access and practices relating to portable orders for life-sustaining treatment.

Summary

  • Establishes alternatives to physical signatures for Portable Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms.
  • Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to establish and maintain a statewide registry containing POLST forms.
  • Provides immunity from legal liability and professional conduct sanctions for a provider’s actions or inactions in accordance with a POLST form and in relation to the POLST registry, and provides liability protection for the DOH in administering the registry.
  • Requires the DOH to research and report on options for types of alternative evidence that may be utilized to indicate that a person has completed the POLST form and does not wish to have resuscitative efforts.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1724), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dave Paul (D-10)
Introduced
January 29, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1724, SHB 1724

AN ACT Relating to improving access and practices relating to portable orders for life-sustaining treatment;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dave Paul (D-10)

8 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Dan Griffey R-35Dan Bronoske D-28Clyde Shavers D-10Suzanne Schmidt R-4Julia Reed D-36Gerry Pollet D-46Greg Nance D-23Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1724)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1724)
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1724)
  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 1724 in other sessions

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

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