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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5244: WIC hematological screening

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 5244 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing an exemption for women, infants, and children program staff to perform hematological screening tests. Primary sponsor: Marcus Riccelli (D). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 4, 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 providing an exemption for women, infants, and children program staff to perform hematological screening tests;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marcus RiccelliPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Claire WilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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 8, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. HCW - Majority; do pass.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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