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WA HB 1243

died on adjournment

Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1243 pass?

No. WA HB 1243 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA HB 1243 about?

WA HB 1243 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1243?

Simmons is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1243, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Simmonsprimary
  • Wyliecosponsor
  • Farivarcosponsor
  • Leavittcosponsor
  • Eslickcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-01-24

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 9:00 AM.

  5. 2025-01-24

    ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  6. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Appropriations.

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1243&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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