ESSB 5124 Details
| 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; |
| Bill 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) |
ESSB 5124 Bill Timeline
Go to ESSB 5124 at leg.wa.gov
Building Momentum
01/21/2026
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
01/21/2026
Returned to second reading for amendment.
01/21/2026
Rules suspended.
01/13/2026
Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
01/12/2026
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
04/27/2025
By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
04/10/2025
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
04/08/2025
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
04/08/2025
APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness.
04/08/2025
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
03/27/2025
Referred to Appropriations.
03/25/2025
HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
03/25/2025
HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
03/05/2025
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
03/03/2025
Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
03/03/2025
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
03/03/2025
1st substitute bill substituted.
02/26/2025
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/21/2025
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/20/2025
WM - Majority; without recommendation.
02/10/2025
Referred to Ways & Means.
02/06/2025
And refer to Ways & Means.
02/06/2025
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
01/13/2025
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.