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Senate Health committee advances broad package of health bills, sends multiple substitutes to fiscal and rules committees
Summary
After public hearings, the committee moved into executive session and gave due‑pass recommendations or adopted proposed substitutes for a batch of health bills including SB 5899 (chiropractic endorsement), SB 6292 (joint legislative executive committee on healthcare financing), SB 6094 (pediatric transitional care payments and grants), SB 5947 (Washington Healthcare Board), SB 5933 (overdose mapping), SB 5823 (patient advocates), SB 6210 (health plan certification), SB 5921 (psilocybin), SB 6226 (audiologist clinical autonomy) and SB 5924 (pharmacists' prescriptive authority).
Following the public hearings on gubernatorial appointments, the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee moved into executive session and advanced a large set of health bills on Feb. 3, taking voice votes to adopt proposed substitutes where applicable and to recommend due passage or referral to fiscal committees.
Key actions taken included a due‑pass recommendation for SB 5899 (license endorsement allowing qualified licensed chiropractors to perform certain diagnostic and adjustment services on non‑human animals); adoption and recommendation of a substitute for SB 6292 (creating a joint legislative‑executive committee on healthcare financing; proposed substitute S‑4612.1); adoption of the proposed substitute for…
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