BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5477: Mental health services
Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services.
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 24, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jessica Bateman (D-22)
- Introduced
- January 24, 2025 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- HB 1432
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services by updating Washington's mental health parity law and ensuring coverage of medically necessary care;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jessica Bateman (D-22)
8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
SB 5477 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5477 (2023–24) Murdered indigenous women
- SB 5477 (2021–22) Winery workforce development
- SB 5477 (2019–20) Higher ed. application fees
- SB 5477 (2017–18) Occup. disease presumptions
- SB 5477 (2015–16) Vapor products
- SB 5477 (2013–14) High school diplomas
- SB 5477 (2011–12) Medicaid single state agency
- SB 5477 (2009–10) Grandparent visitation right