Legislative Bill Tracking 3/25/23 9:00 am

March 25, 2023 | Policy

Bill Number	Bill Sponsor	Subject	Current Status	LTCOP Position	Comments
HB 1694-	Alvarado	Addressing home care workforce shortages.	3/23 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM. 3/24- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.	Support	Working with bill sponsor.
SB 5120-	Dhingra	Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state.	3/22 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. 3/24 Referred to Appropriations.	Support with concerns
SB 5163-	Rivers	Removing the sunset provisions on the Medicaid fraud false claims act.	3/21 Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM. 3/24- Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.	Support
HB 1128-	Bateman	Raising the residential personal needs allowance.	3/21- Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.	Support
SB 5370	Wagoner	Concerning adult protective services.	3/23 Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading suspension calendar. 3/24 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. Third reading, passed.	Neutral
SB 5640	Hunt	Establishing an independent living residents’ rights work group.	3/10- Senate Rules “X” file.	Support	No change since last tracker

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