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Washington Legislature · SSB 5239 · C 131 L 25

Concerning the retention of hospital medical records.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Concerning the retention of hospital medical records. Read the full text

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2025 session

Where it is

Show all 24 actions
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. · Jan 14, 2025
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 24, 2025
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. · Jan 24, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Jan 27, 2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. · Jan 27, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 5, 2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. · Feb 5, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 12, 2025
1st substitute bill substituted. · Feb 12, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Feb 12, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Feb 12, 2025
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. · Feb 17, 2025
HCW - Executive action taken by committee. · Apr 1, 2025
HCW - Majority; do pass. · Apr 1, 2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review. · Apr 2, 2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. · Apr 8, 2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. · Apr 9, 2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. · Apr 9, 2025
President signed. · Apr 14, 2025
Speaker signed. · Apr 15, 2025
Delivered to Governor. · Apr 17, 2025
Governor signed. · Apr 22, 2025
Chapter 131, 2025 Laws. · Apr 22, 2025
Effective date 7/27/2025. · Apr 22, 2025

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Vandana SlatterT'wina NoblesClaire Wilson

Recorded votes

3rd Reading & Final PassageHouse · 2025-04-09 · Yea 98, Nay 0, Absent 0, Excused 0
3rd Reading & Final PassageSenate · 2025-02-12 · Yea 49, Nay 0, 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 7/27/2025. (Apr 22, 2025).