BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
SB 5966: Medically tailored meals
Concerning medically tailored meals.
Summary
- Requires that medically tailored meals for medical assistance program enrollees be provided by Washington-based nonprofit organizations, to the extent possible.
- Specifies the nutritional standards for medically tailored meals.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 12, 2026
- Out of committeeJan 22, 2026
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- T'wina Nobles (D-28)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 26, 2026
- Companion bill
- EHB 2211
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to medically tailored meals;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: T'wina Nobles (D-28)
5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- HS - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Human Services.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5966 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5966 (2023–24) Student restraint, isolation
- SB 5966 (2021–22) Cost and water right data
- SB 5966 (2019–20) Abortions/information
- SB 5966 (2017–18) Capital budget T.O.
- SB 5966 (2015–16) HS career and tech courses
- SB 5966 (2013–14) Alcohol, etc., in sentencing
- SB 5966 (2011–12) Health care auth. ombudsman
- SB 5966 (2009–10) SEPA compliance