WA SB 5124
enactedEstablishing network adequacy standards for skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals.
Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WA SB 5124 pass?
Yes. WA SB 5124 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-24. Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): Effective date 6/11/2026.
What is WA SB 5124 about?
WA SB 5124 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Establishing network adequacy standards for skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals.”.
Who sponsors WA SB 5124?
Muzzall is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5124, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-24 — Effective date 6/11/2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Muzzallprimary
- Doziercosponsor
- Chapmancosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-12-30
Prefiled for introduction.
filing
2025-01-13
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-01-28
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
2025-02-06
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
2025-02-06
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
substitution
2025-02-06
And refer to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-02-10
Referred to Ways & Means.
referral-committee
2025-02-20
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
2025-02-20
WM - Majority; without recommendation.
2025-02-21
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2025-02-26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
reading-2
2025-03-03
1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 25).
substitution
2025-03-03
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2025-03-03
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2025-03-05
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-18
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
2025-03-25
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
2025-03-25
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2025-04-03
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2025-04-08
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2025-04-08
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2025-04-10
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2025-04-27
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2026-01-12
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
2026-01-13
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Rules suspended.
2026-01-21
Returned to second reading for amendment.
2026-01-21
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2026-01-21
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-01-21
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
reading-3
2026-01-26
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:30 AM.
2026-02-20
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
2026-02-20
HCW - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
Referred to Appropriations.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2026-02-27
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
2026-02-27
APP - Majority; do pass.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
reading-2
2026-03-06
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
reading-3
2026-03-06
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
reading-3
2026-03-09
President signed.
passage
2026-03-11
Speaker signed.
passage
2026-03-12
Delivered to Governor.
executive-receipt
2026-03-24
Governor signed.
executive-signature
2026-03-24
Chapter 206, 2026 Laws.
became-law
2026-03-24
Effective date 6/11/2026.
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24)
2025-03-03 · 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
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8)
2026-01-21 · 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
- Hunt: 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
- 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
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13)
2026-03-06 · pass · 96-0
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: yes
- Dye: yes
- Engell: yes
- Entenman: yes
- Eslick: other
- Farivar: yes
- Fey: yes
- Fitzgibbon: yes
- Fosse: yes
- Goodman: yes
- Graham: yes
- Gregerson: yes
- Griffey: yes
- Hackney: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hill: 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: yes
- Mena: yes
- Mendoza: yes
- 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: yes
- Springer: yes
- Stearns: yes
- Steele: yes
- Stokesbary: yes
- Stonier: yes
- Street: yes
- Stuebe: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thai: yes
- Tharinger: other
- Thomas: yes
- Timmons: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Volz: yes
- Walen: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Waters: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Ybarra: yes
- Zahn: yes
Related bills
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