Increasing the licensure fees that support the Washington physicians health program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Dec 19, 2023
Signed Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2024 · House Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Mar 7, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-1)
senate
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
HLTC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 6, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0-1)
house
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
lower
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
HCW - Majority; do pass.
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tarra Simmons
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Riccelli
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Harris
RRepublican
Co
Timm Ormsby
DDemocratic
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