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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5981: 340B drug pricing program

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 5981 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning the 340B drug pricing program. Primary sponsor: Annette Cleveland (D). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 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 protecting the integrity of the 340B drug pricing program;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Annette ClevelandPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Emily AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Jessica BatemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Manka DhingraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Noel FrameCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Bob HasegawaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jamie PedersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Rebecca SaldañaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Vandana SlatterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate48
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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 227, 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, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

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