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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5079: DSHS overpayments

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

SB 5079 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services. Primary sponsor: Ron Muzzall (R). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 17, 2025): Governor signed.

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Official title

AN ACT Relating to addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron MuzzallPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Leonard ChristianCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Yasmin TrudeauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27

“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 331, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/1/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  12. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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