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WA HB 1603

died on adjournment

Requiring guaranteed issue of medicare supplemental coverage to an individual who voluntarily disenrolls from a medicare advantage plan and enrolls in medicare parts A and B.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WA HB 1603 pass?

No. WA HB 1603 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 1603 about?

WA HB 1603 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring guaranteed issue of medicare supplemental coverage to an individual who voluntarily disenrolls from a medicare advantage plan and enrolls in medicare parts A and B.”.

Who sponsors WA HB 1603?

Berg is the primary sponsor of WA HB 1603, joined by 6 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

  • Bergprimary
  • Klobacosponsor
  • Thaicosponsor
  • Hillcosponsor
  • Reedcosponsor
  • Parshleycosponsor
  • Bernbaumcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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  2. 2025-02-07

    Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.

  3. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1603&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

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

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