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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5344

SB 5344: Essential worker health care

Establishing the essential worker health care program.

Summary

  • Establishes an Essential Worker Health Care Program to help participating nursing home employers provide nursing home workers with health coverage.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5344), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marcus Riccelli (D-3)
Introduced
January 17, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 1523
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5344, SSB 5344

AN ACT Relating to establishing the essential worker health care program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marcus Riccelli (D-3)

12 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Paul Harris R-17John Lovick D-44Annette Cleveland D-49Liz Lovelett D-40Marko Liias D-21Rebecca Saldaña D-37Noel Frame D-36Bob Hasegawa D-11T'wina Nobles D-28Yasmin Trudeau D-27Javier 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 5344)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5344)
  4. Referred to Ways & Means.
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5344)
  6. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5344)
  7. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. And refer to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5344 in other sessions

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

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