ESSB 5124 Information
| Legal Title | AN ACT Relating to increasing patient access to timely and medically necessary postacute care by establishing network adequacy standards for nursing homes and inpatient rehabilitation facilities within managed care contracts for medical assistance programs; |
| Description | Establishing network adequacy standards for skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals. |
Details
Committee Hearings
| Hearing | Senate Health & Long-Term Care (Public) |
| Hearing | Senate Health & Long-Term Care (Executive) |
| Hearing | Senate Ways & Means (Executive) |
| Hearing | House Health Care & Wellness (Public) |
| Hearing | House Health Care & Wellness (Executive) |
| Hearing | House Appropriations (Public) |
| Hearing | House Appropriations (Executive) |
| Hearing | House Health Care & Wellness (Public) |
| Hearing | House Health Care & Wellness (Executive) |
| Hearing | House Appropriations (Public) |
| Hearing | House Appropriations (Executive) |
ESSB 5124 Bill Timeline
Go to ESSB 5124 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
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Governor signed.
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Chapter 206, 2026 Laws.
C 206 L 26
Effective date 6/11/2026.
C 206 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
C 206 L 26
Speaker signed.
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President signed.
C 206 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
C 206 L 26
APP - Majority; do pass.
C 206 L 26
HCW - Majority; do pass.
C 206 L 26
Rules suspended.
C 206 L 26
Returned to second reading for amendment.
C 206 L 26
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
C 206 L 26
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
C 206 L 26
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
C 206 L 26
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
C 206 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
C 206 L 26
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
C 206 L 26
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
C 206 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
C 206 L 26
Referred to Appropriations.
C 206 L 26
HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
C 206 L 26
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
C 206 L 26
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
C 206 L 26
1st substitute bill substituted.
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Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
C 206 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
C 206 L 26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
C 206 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
C 206 L 26
WM - Majority; without recommendation.
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Referred to Ways & Means.
C 206 L 26
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
C 206 L 26
And refer to Ways & Means.
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
Ssubst for
Prefiled for introduction.