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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5823: Patient advocates

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

SB 5823 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning patient advocates. Primary sponsor: Adrian Cortes (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Referred to Ways & Means.

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 patient advocates;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adrian CortesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Javier ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46

“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. Referred to Ways & Means.
  2. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  3. And refer to Ways & Means.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. Minority; without recommendation.
  6. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  7. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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