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Ways and Means committee adopts substitute on prior‑authorization bill and moves school‑board compensation bill without recommendation
Summary
In executive session the committee adopted Senator Cleveland’s substitute to SB 5,395 and recommended the second substitute receive a due‑pass to the Rules Committee; the committee also moved substitute SB 5,860 (school board compensation) to Rules without recommendation.
During an executive session following public hearings on Jan. 29, the Senate Ways and Means Committee voted by voice to adopt the proposed second substitute to Senate Bill 5,395, which addresses prior authorization transparency and limits sole‑use of artificial intelligence in denials. The committee then moved that second substitute receive a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
Members also voted by voice to move substitute Senate Bill 5,860, concerning school board compensation and periodic OSPI review of compensation amounts, to the Rules Committee without recommendation. The motions were made and seconded by leadership in executive session; the transcript records voice votes (aye/oppose) but no roll‑call tallies were included in the hearing record.
The substitute on SB 5,395 removes Medicaid from the bill and otherwise simplifies carrier notice requirements; staff noted an ongoing Office of the Insurance Commissioner cost for regulatory review if enacted.
