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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5947: Health care board

Passed one chamber 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 5947 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishing the Washington health care board. Primary sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D), Bob Hasegawa (D). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

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 establishing the Washington health care board;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob HasegawaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Bob HasegawaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Tina OrwallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Marcus RiccelliCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37

“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. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
  3. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. HLTC - Majority; do pass.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. Minority; without recommendation.
  11. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  12. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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