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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5254

SB 5254: Health care information

Strengthening patients' rights regarding their health care information.

Summary

  • Limits the fee a health care facility or vendor may change a patient or patient representative for providing the patient's health records to $50.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5254), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tina Orwall (D-33)
Introduced
January 14, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 1496
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5254, SSB 5254

AN ACT Relating to strengthening patients' rights regarding their health care information by promoting access to information and providing enforcement protections for the appropriate use of the information;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Yasmin Trudeau D-27Noel Frame D-36T'wina Nobles D-28Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5254)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5254)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5254)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5254)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5254)
  7. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5254)
  8. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. And refer to Ways & Means.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. Referred to Ways & Means.
  13. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5254 in other sessions

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

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