ESHB 1971 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to increasing access to prescription hormone therapy to patients of all ages by requiring health plans to provide reimbursement for a 12-month refill of prescription hormone therapy obtained at one time by an enrollee;
Description Increasing access to prescription hormone therapy.

Details

Date Introduced 02/21/2025
Original Chamber House
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $794,143.88

Bill Topics

HEALTH INSURANCE

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing House Health Care & Wellness (Public)
Hearing House Health Care & Wellness (Executive)
Hearing House Appropriations (Public)
Hearing House Appropriations (Executive)
Hearing Senate Health & Long-Term Care (Public)
Hearing Senate Health & Long-Term Care (Executive)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Public)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Executive)

ESHB 1971 Bill Timeline

Go to ESHB 1971 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
04/25/2025
C 171 L 25
Governor signed.
04/25/2025
C 171 L 25
Chapter 171, 2025 Laws.
04/25/2025
C 171 L 25
Effective date 7/27/2025.
04/21/2025
C 171 L 25
Delivered to Governor.
04/19/2025
C 171 L 25
President signed.
04/18/2025
C 171 L 25
Speaker signed.
04/16/2025
C 171 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 0.
04/15/2025
C 171 L 25
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
04/08/2025
C 171 L 25
WM - Majority; do pass.
04/08/2025
C 171 L 25
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
03/26/2025
C 171 L 25
Referred to Ways & Means.
03/25/2025
C 171 L 25
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
03/25/2025
C 171 L 25
Minority; without recommendation.
03/25/2025
C 171 L 25
And refer to Ways & Means.
03/11/2025
C 171 L 25
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
03/08/2025
C 171 L 25
1st substitute bill substituted.
03/08/2025
C 171 L 25
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
03/08/2025
C 171 L 25
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/08/2025
C 171 L 25
Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 2.
03/05/2025
C 171 L 25
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
02/28/2025
C 171 L 25
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/27/2025
C 171 L 25
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
02/27/2025
C 171 L 25
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care & Wellness.
02/21/2025
Hsubst for
HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
02/21/2025
C 171 L 25
HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/21/2025
C 171 L 25
Minority; do not pass.
02/21/2025
C 171 L 25
Referred to Appropriations.
02/13/2025
Hsubst for
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.