Washington bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Washington SB 5557
Codifying emergency rules to protect the right of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical conditions in hospital emergency departments.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Krishnadasan (Democratic)
Cosponsors (16)
- Dhingra (Democratic)
- Kauffman (Democratic)
- Slatter (Democratic)
- C. Wilson (Democratic)
- Saldaña (Democratic)
- Orwall (Democratic)
- Lovelett (Democratic)
- Stanford (Democratic)
- Cortes
- Frame (Democratic)
- Hasegawa (Democratic)
- Liias (Democratic)
- Nobles (Democratic)
- Pedersen (Democratic)
- Trudeau (Democratic)
- Valdez
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 29, 2025): Effective date 4/29/2025.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 House | 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
| Mar 5, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) | pass | Set your home in Washington to see |
Actions
- Apr 29, 2025
Effective date 4/29/2025. - Apr 29, 2025
Chapter 182, 2025 Laws. - Apr 29, 2025
Governor signed. - Apr 22, 2025
Delivered to Governor. - Apr 18, 2025 · House
Speaker signed. - Apr 18, 2025 · Senate
President signed. - Apr 11, 2025 · House
Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2. - Apr 11, 2025 · House
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Rules 2 Review. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Minority; without recommendation. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Minority; do not pass. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
HCW - Majority; do pass. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. - Mar 7, 2025 · House
First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Floor amendment(s) adopted. - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 25). - Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Minority; without recommendation. - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Minority; do not pass. - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. - Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. - Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. - Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.