BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5493

SB 5493: Hospital price transparency

Concerning hospital price transparency.

Summary

Requires hospitals to comply with federal hospital price transparency rules, as they existed on January 1, 2025, and submit data to the Department of Health.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5493), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 146, Laws of 2025

AN ACT Relating to hospital price transparency;

Passed March 11, 2025

Version voted on: SSB 5493

49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	30	0	0	0
Republican	19	0	0	0

How each member voted

Passed April 9, 2025

Version voted on: SSB 5493

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	59	0	0	0
Republican	38	0	0	1

How each member voted

Apr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025. (SSB 5493)
Apr 22, 2025Chapter 146, 2025 Laws. (SSB 5493)
Apr 22, 2025Governor signed. (SSB 5493)
Apr 17, 2025Delivered to Governor. (SSB 5493)
Apr 15, 2025Speaker signed. (SSB 5493)
Apr 14, 2025President signed. (SSB 5493)
Apr 9, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SSB 5493)
Apr 9, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5493)
Apr 8, 2025Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SSB 5493)
Apr 2, 2025Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SSB 5493)
Apr 1, 2025HCW - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5493)
Apr 1, 2025HCW - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5493)
Mar 13, 2025First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. (SSB 5493)
Mar 11, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5493)
Mar 11, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5493)
Mar 11, 20251st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5493)
Mar 11, 20251st substitute bill substituted.
Mar 5, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5493)
Mar 5, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 19, 2025Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5493)
Feb 19, 2025Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 18, 2025HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5493)
Feb 18, 2025HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 24, 2025First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

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

SB 5493 (2023–24) Financial instit./B&O tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5493 (2021–22) Residential renewable energy · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5493 (2019–20) Intergenerational poverty · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5493 (2017–18) Prevailing rate of wage · Enacted · Chapter 248, Laws of 2018
SB 5493 (2015–16) Cannabis hlth & beauty aids · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5493 (2013–14) Prescription monitoring prog · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5493 (2011–12) Cities w/ambulance utilities · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5493 (2009–10) Regional trans corridor auth · Did not pass · died in committee