JOINT RESOLUTION · 2025–26 SESSION

SJR 8206: Right to health care

Amending the Constitution to establish a right to affordable health care.

Summary

Amends the state Constitution recognizing that it is the state's obligation to ensure that every Washington resident has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate, and affordable health care as a fundamental right.

From the Senate Bill Report (SJR 8206), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

SJR 8206 (2023–24) Property tax rebates · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8206 (2021–22) Homestead property tax exem. · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8206 (2019–20) Revenue for highway purposes · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8206 (2017–18) Right to hunt and fish · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8206 (2015–16) Capital gains tax limit · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8206 (2013–14) Emergency clauses in bills · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJR 8206 (2011–12) Extraordinary revenue growth · Passed Legislature · constitutional amendment sent to voters
SJR 8206 (2009–10) Tax increase restrictions · Did not pass · died in committee