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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6248

SB 6248: Travel insurance

Addressing travel insurance.

Summary

  • Enacts the Washington Travel Insurance Act, including provisions for regulating the offer and dissemination of travel insurance, licensing limited lines travel insurance producers, registering travel retailers, regulating travel administrators, requiring payment of premium taxes, establishing unfair trade practices and restricted sales practices, classifying travel insurance, and granting rulemaking authority.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2026
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2026
  3. Passed SenateFeb 11, 2026
  4. Passed HouseMar 4, 2026
  5. GovernorMar 23, 2026
  6. LawMar 23, 2026
Prime sponsor
Derek Stanford (D-1)
Introduced
January 21, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
March 23, 2026
Session law
Chapter 165, Laws of 2026
Companion bill
HB 2087
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6248, SSB 6248

AN ACT Relating to travel insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Derek Stanford (D-1)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Perry Dozier R-16Bob Hasegawa D-11Claudia Kauffman D-47T'wina Nobles D-28

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2026
Version voted on: SSB 6248
48 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican18100
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Nay (1)

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House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 4, 2026
Version voted on: SSB 6248
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56003
Republican38001
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Excused (4)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/11/2026*. (SSB 6248)
  2. Chapter 165, 2026 Laws. (SSB 6248)
  3. Governor signed. (SSB 6248)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 6248)
  5. President signed. (SSB 6248)
  6. Speaker signed. (SSB 6248)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. (SSB 6248)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6248)
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SSB 6248)
  10. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 6248)
  11. APP - Majority; do pass. (SSB 6248)
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SSB 6248)
  13. Referred to Appropriations. (SSB 6248)
  14. CPB - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 6248)
  15. CPB - Majority; do pass. (SSB 6248)
  16. First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. (SSB 6248)
  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 6248)
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 6248)
  19. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 6248)
  20. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  21. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6248)
  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  23. BTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6248)
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6248)
  25. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  26. BTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  27. First reading, referred to Business, Trade & Economic Development.

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