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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1432: Mental health services

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1432 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on January 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. Primary sponsor: Tarra Simmons (D). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services by updating Washington's mental health parity law and ensuring coverage of medically necessary care;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tarra SimmonsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Lauren DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Carolyn EslickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Roger GoodmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Alicia RuleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Osman SalahuddinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Sharon Tomiko SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Chris StearnsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Joe TimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 227, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025*.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 78; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page