BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5121
SB 5121: Fertility-related services
Concerning health plan coverage of fertility-related services.
Summary
- Requires group health plans to cover standard fertility preservation services beginning January 1, 2026, and diagnosis and treatment for infertility beginning January 1, 2027.
- Requires Medicaid to cover standard fertility preservation services.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Noel Frame (D-36)
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1129
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 5121, SSB 5121
AN ACT Relating to providing coverage for the diagnosis of infertility, treatment for infertility, and standard fertility preservation services;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Noel Frame (D-36)
12 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5121)
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5121)
- And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5121)
- Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5121)
- HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5121)
- HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Minority; do not pass.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5121 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5121 (2023–24) Health care oversight cmte.
- SB 5121 (2021–22) Graduated reentry program
- SB 5121 (2019–20) Embezzlement
- SB 5121 (2017–18) Fire district tax levies
- SB 5121 (2015–16) Marijuana research license
- SB 5121 (2013–14) Restoring collector vehicles
- SB 5121 (2011–12) Investments of insurers act
- SB 5121 (2009–10) RCW editorial standards