Codifying emergency rules to protect the right of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical conditions in hospital emergency departments.
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Codifying emergency rules to protect the right of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical conditions in hospital emergency departments.” Read the full text
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2025 session
Where it is
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First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. · Jan 28, 2025
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 21, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 21, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 21, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 21, 2025
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Feb 21, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Feb 21, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Feb 21, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Feb 21, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 3, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Mar 3, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 5, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Mar 5, 2025
Floor amendment(s) adopted. · Mar 5, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Mar 5, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Mar 5, 2025
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. · Mar 7, 2025
HCW - Executive action taken by committee. · Mar 26, 2025
HCW - Majority; do pass. · Mar 26, 2025
Minority; do not pass. · Mar 26, 2025
Minority; without recommendation. · Mar 26, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Mar 28, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Apr 8, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 11, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Apr 11, 2025
President signed. · Apr 18, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 18, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 22, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 29, 2025
Chapter 182, 2025 Laws. · Apr 29, 2025
Effective date 4/29/2025. · Apr 29, 2025
The numbers
17
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Deborah KrishnadasanManka DhingraClaudia KauffmanVandana SlatterClaire WilsonRebecca SaldañaTina OrwallLiz LovelettDerek StanfordAdrian CortesNoel FrameBob HasegawaMarko LiiasT'wina NoblesJamie PedersenYasmin TrudeauJavier Valdez
Recorded votes
3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-11 · Yea 84, Nay 12, Absent 0, Excused 2
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-03-05 · Yea 30, Nay 19, Absent 0, Excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Washington legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective date 4/29/2025. (Apr 29, 2025).