Senate and House release proposed 2024 supplemental budgets
February 20, 2024
Over the next couple of weeks, the two chambers will work together to craft a final budget. The legislative session adjourns March 7... Read More >>
Over the next couple of weeks, the two chambers will work together to craft a final budget. The legislative session adjourns March 7... Read More >>
The last cutoff of session was Tuesday, Feb. 13, when most bills needed to pass out of their chamber of origin... Read More >>
The Legislature is moving to floor action in the House and Senate, meaning they now vote to pass legislation... Read More >>
We are pleased to report Advocacy Day was again a success, with 109 members representing 55 hospitals meeting with 111 lawmakers throughout the day... Read More >>
WSHA is excited that SB 6257, which clarifies that patients be Washington State residents to be eligible for charity care for non-emergencies, will receive its first public hearing this week... Read More >>
WSHA is excited that SB 6101, extending the Hospital at Home program, will get its first public hearing this week. This is one of WSHA’s high-priority pieces of legislation this session... Read More >>
he 2024 legislative session begins today. This year’s session is the second in the two-year biennium and will last for 60 days, making it a “short” session... Read More >>
Gov. Inslee released his proposed 2024 state supplemental budget Dec. 13. This budget includes significant investments in behavioral health, housing, education and climate change... Read More >>
The Legislature adjourned on time Sunday, April 23. Legislators introduced 2,312 bills in the 2023 session and 491 bills passed, for a roughly 20% rate of passage... Read More >>
We are excited to announce that two high-priority bills have passed both chambers of the Legislature and are on their way to the governor for his signature... Read More >>