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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5946: Medical assist. eligibility

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 5946 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expanding the income eligibility for the medical assistance program. Primary sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

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 expanding the income eligibility for the medical assistance program;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob HasegawaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
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. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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