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ESSB 5845 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers;
Description Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers.

Details

Date Introduced 01/30/2026
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2025-26
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $1,176,555.62

Bill Topics

HEALTH INSURANCE

Sponsors

Senator Slatter (Primary)
Senator Muzzall
Senator Chapman
Senator Harris
Senator Riccelli
Senator Cleveland
Senator Hasegawa
Senator Krishnadasan
Senator Nobles
Senator Valdez

Committee Hearings

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

ESSB 5845 Bill Timeline

Go to ESSB 5845 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
03/23/2026
C 158 L 26
Governor signed.
03/23/2026
C 158 L 26
Chapter 158, 2026 Laws.
03/23/2026
C 158 L 26
Effective date 6/11/2026*.
03/12/2026
C 158 L 26
Delivered to Governor.
03/11/2026
C 158 L 26
Speaker signed.
03/10/2026
C 158 L 26
President signed.
03/09/2026
C 158 L 26
Senate concurred in House amendments.
03/09/2026
C 158 L 26
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
03/05/2026
C 158 L 26
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
03/05/2026
C 158 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
03/04/2026
C 158 L 26
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
03/02/2026
C 158 L 26
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
03/02/2026
C 158 L 26
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
03/02/2026
C 158 L 26
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/25/2026
C 158 L 26
Referred to Appropriations.
02/24/2026
C 158 L 26
HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
02/24/2026
C 158 L 26
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
02/24/2026
C 158 L 26
Minority; without recommendation.
02/14/2026
C 158 L 26
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
02/11/2026
C 158 L 26
1st substitute bill substituted.
02/11/2026
C 158 L 26
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
02/11/2026
C 158 L 26
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/11/2026
C 158 L 26
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
02/10/2026
C 158 L 26
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/02/2026
C 158 L 26
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
01/30/2026
C 158 L 26
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/12/2026
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
12/08/2025
Ssubst for
Prefiled for introduction.

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