Washington State House health bills that passed before the house of origin cutoff
Sydney Kurle | Mar 8, 2021
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The past two weeks have been busy ones in the Washington State Legislature. The cutoff for bills to move from their house of origin is on Tuesday, March 9th. Legislators spent the last two weeks in floor sessions from morning until night, and sometimes even on the weekends, working to move bills into the next house.
There were 33 health-related bills that managed to make it from the House to the Senate in the past weeks. Here are the 13 we are watching.
There were several bills that passed with support from both parties and minimal debate. This includes HB 1378, which is sponsored by Rep. Alex Ybarra (R.). This bill would allow medical assistants who are assisting with a telemedicine visit to be supervised through interactive audio and video telemedicine technology. This bill passed unanimously, with 97 votes in favor and none against, and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.