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Washington 2025-2026

SB 5557

Codifying emergency rules to protect the right of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical conditions in hospital emergency departments.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-10-26 11:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Washington
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-01-28 00:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Effective date 4/29/2025.

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  2. Chapter 182, 2025 Laws.

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  3. Governor signed.

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  4. Delivered to Governor.

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  5. Speaker signed.

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  6. President signed.

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  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2.

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  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

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  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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  11. Minority; without recommendation.

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  12. Minority; do not pass.

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  13. HCW - Majority; do pass.

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  14. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

  15. Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

  16. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

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  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  19. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  20. 1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 25).

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  21. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  23. Minority; without recommendation.

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  24. Minority; do not pass.

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  25. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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  26. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  27. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  28. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  29. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

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