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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 1957: Health plan rate approval

In committee 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 1957 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing consistency in the rate approval process for individual and small group market health plans. Primary sponsor: Joe Schmick (R). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

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 providing consistency in the rate approval process for individual and small group market health plans;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe SchmickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Jeremie DufaultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15

“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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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