WA SB 5079

enacted

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 · upper

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Did WA SB 5079 pass?

Yes. WA SB 5079 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-17): Effective date 7/1/2025.

What is WA SB 5079 about?

WA SB 5079 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 SB 5079?

Muzzall is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5079, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-17 — Effective date 7/1/2025.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-17
Effective date 7/1/2025.
became-law
2025-05-17
Chapter 331, 2025 Laws.
became-law
2025-05-17
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2025-04-23
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2025-04-22
Speaker signed.
passage
2025-04-19
President signed.
passage
2025-04-17
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
passage
2025-04-17
Senate concurred in House amendments.
2025-04-11
Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3.
reading-3
2025-04-11
Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
2025-04-11
Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4.
reading-3
2025-04-11
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-04-11
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
2025-04-10
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-04-08
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-04-04
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & Human Services.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-04
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-02
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
2025-03-21
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-03-19
ELHS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-19
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
2025-03-14
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-27
First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-02-25
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-02-19
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-02-18
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-13
WM - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-13
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-03
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2025-01-23
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-01-22
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-01-22
HS - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-22
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-15
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Human Services.
reading-1,referral-committee
2024-12-19
Prefiled for introduction.
filing

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Votes

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19)
2025-02-25 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18)
2025-04-11 · pass · 92-2
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: other
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: other
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: other
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: other
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House on Reconsideration (#20)
2025-04-11 · pass · 93-2
Member-level votes (98)
- Abbarno: yes
- Abell: yes
- Barkis: yes
- Barnard: yes
- Berg: yes
- Bergquist: yes
- Bernbaum: yes
- Berry: yes
- Bronoske: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Callan: yes
- Chase: yes
- Connors: yes
- Corry: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Couture: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dent: yes
- Doglio: yes
- Donaghy: yes
- Duerr: yes
- Dufault: no
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: yes
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Jacobsen: yes
- Jinkins: yes
- Keaton: yes
- Klicker: yes
- Kloba: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Lekanoff: yes
- Ley: yes
- Low: yes
- Macri: yes
- Manjarrez: yes
- Marshall: yes
- McClintock: yes
- McEntire: other
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: other
- Morgan: yes
- Nance: yes
- Obras: yes
- Orcutt: yes
- Ormsby: yes
- Ortiz-Self: yes
- Parshley: yes
- Paul: yes
- Penner: yes
- Peterson: yes
- Pollet: yes
- Ramel: yes
- Reed: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Richards: yes
- Rude: yes
- Rule: yes
- Ryu: yes
- Salahuddin: yes
- Santos: yes
- Schmick: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shavers: yes
- Simmons: other
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: no
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14)
2025-04-17 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bateman: yes
- Boehnke: yes
- Braun: yes
- Chapman: yes
- Christian: yes
- Cleveland: yes
- Conway: yes
- Cortes: yes
- Dhingra: yes
- Dozier: yes
- Fortunato: yes
- Frame: yes
- Gildon: yes
- Goehner: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hasegawa: yes
- Holy: yes
- Kauffman: yes
- King: yes
- Krishnadasan: yes
- Liias: yes
- Lovelett: yes
- Lovick: yes
- MacEwen: yes
- McCune: yes
- Muzzall: yes
- Nobles: yes
- Orwall: yes
- Pedersen: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Riccelli: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Saldaña: yes
- Salomon: yes
- Schoesler: yes
- Shewmake: yes
- Short: yes
- Slatter: yes
- Stanford: yes
- Torres: yes
- Trudeau: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Wagoner: yes
- Warnick: yes
- Wellman: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Wilson, J.: yes

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5079&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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