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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5577: HIV antiviral drugs/medicaid

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 5577 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning medicaid coverage for HIV antiviral drugs. Primary sponsor: Marko Liias (D). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Governor partially vetoed.

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 medicaid coverage for HIV antiviral drugs;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marko LiiasPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
John BraunCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Annette ClevelandCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jeff HolyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Claudia KauffmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Jamie PedersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Shelly ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Derek StanfordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
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 partially vetoed.
  2. Chapter 11, 2025 Laws PV.
  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, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. HCW - Majority; do pass.
  12. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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