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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5395: Prior authorization/health

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 5395 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. Primary sponsor: Tina Orwall (D). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): 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 making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tina OrwallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Ron MuzzallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Vandana SlatterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate48

“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 157, 2026 Laws.
  3. Effective date 6/11/2026*.
  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. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  12. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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