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WA HB 1291

died on adjournment

Concerning cost sharing for maternity services.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1291 pass?

No. WA HB 1291 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): Referred to Health Care & Wellness.

What is WA HB 1291 about?

WA HB 1291 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning cost sharing for maternity services.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1291?

Rule is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1291, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — Referred to Health Care & Wellness.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ruleprimary
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Huntcosponsor
  • Simmonscosponsor
  • Macricosponsor
  • Fossecosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Ryucosponsor
  • Stoniercosponsor
  • Timmonscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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  2. 2025-01-28

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

  3. 2025-02-07

    Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.

  4. 2025-02-07

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

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  5. 2025-02-07

    Minority; do not pass.

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  6. 2025-02-07

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  7. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  8. 2025-02-18

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  9. 2025-03-03

    1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 25).

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  10. 2025-03-03

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  11. 2025-03-03

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  12. 2025-03-03

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 3.

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  13. 2025-03-05

    First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

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  14. 2025-03-20

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  15. 2025-03-21

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  16. 2025-03-27

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  17. 2025-03-27

    HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

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  18. 2025-03-27

    Minority; do not pass.

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  19. 2025-03-27

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  20. 2025-03-29

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  21. 2025-04-27

    By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.

  22. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  23. 2026-01-12

    Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.

  24. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1)

    2025-03-03 · pass · 56-39

    Member-level votes (98)
    • Abbarno: no
    • Abell: no
    • Barkis: no
    • Barnard: no
    • Berg: yes
    • Bergquist: yes
    • Bernbaum: yes
    • Berry: yes
    • Bronoske: yes
    • Burnett: no
    • Callan: other
    • Chase: no
    • Connors: no
    • Corry: no
    • Cortes: yes
    • Couture: no
    • Davis: yes
    • Dent: no
    • Doglio: yes
    • Donaghy: yes
    • Duerr: yes
    • Dufault: no
    • Dye: no
    • Engell: no
    • Entenman: yes
    • Eslick: no
    • Farivar: yes
    • Fey: yes
    • Fitzgibbon: other
    • Fosse: yes
    • Goodman: yes
    • Graham: no
    • Gregerson: yes
    • Griffey: no
    • Hackney: other
    • Hill: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Jacobsen: no
    • Jinkins: yes
    • Keaton: no
    • Klicker: no
    • Kloba: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Lekanoff: yes
    • Ley: no
    • Low: no
    • Macri: yes
    • Manjarrez: no
    • Marshall: no
    • McClintock: no
    • McEntire: no
    • Mena: yes
    • Mendoza: no
    • Morgan: yes
    • Nance: yes
    • Obras: yes
    • Orcutt: no
    • Ormsby: yes
    • Ortiz-Self: yes
    • Parshley: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Penner: no
    • Peterson: yes
    • Pollet: yes
    • Ramel: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Reeves: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Rude: no
    • Rule: yes
    • Ryu: yes
    • Salahuddin: yes
    • Santos: yes
    • Schmick: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Scott: yes
    • Shavers: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Springer: yes
    • Stearns: yes
    • Steele: no
    • Stokesbary: no
    • Stonier: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Stuebe: no
    • Taylor: yes
    • Thai: yes
    • Tharinger: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Timmons: yes
    • Valdez: no
    • Volz: no
    • Walen: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Waters: no
    • Wylie: yes
    • Ybarra: no
    • Zahn: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1291&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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