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E2SSB 5395 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process;
Description Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process.

Details

Date Introduced 01/27/2026
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $648,005.12

Bill Topics

HEALTH INSURANCE

Sponsors

Senator Orwall (Primary)
Senator Muzzall
Senator Hasegawa
Senator Lovelett
Senator Nobles
Senator Slatter

Committee Hearings

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

E2SSB 5395 Bill Timeline

Go to E2SSB 5395 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/23/2026
C 157 L 26
Governor signed.
03/23/2026
C 157 L 26
Chapter 157, 2026 Laws.
03/23/2026
C 157 L 26
Effective date 6/11/2026*.
03/12/2026
C 157 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
03/11/2026
C 157 L 26
Speaker signed.
03/10/2026
C 157 L 26
President signed.
03/09/2026
C 157 L 26
Senate concurred in House amendments.
03/09/2026
C 157 L 26
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
03/04/2026
C 157 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
03/04/2026
C 157 L 26
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
03/04/2026
C 157 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
03/02/2026
C 157 L 26
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
03/02/2026
C 157 L 26
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
03/02/2026
C 157 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/25/2026
C 157 L 26
HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
02/25/2026
C 157 L 26
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
02/25/2026
C 157 L 26
Referred to Appropriations.
02/14/2026
C 157 L 26
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
02/11/2026
C 157 L 26
2nd substitute bill substituted.
02/11/2026
C 157 L 26
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
02/11/2026
C 157 L 26
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/11/2026
C 157 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
02/06/2026
C 157 L 26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
01/29/2026
C 157 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
01/27/2026
C 157 L 26
Minority; without recommendation.
01/27/2026
C 157 L 26
WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/12/2026
Ssubst for
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
02/21/2025
Ssubst for
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/21/2025
Ssubst for
And refer to Ways & Means.
02/21/2025
Ssubst for
Referred to Ways & Means.
01/21/2025
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

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