Legislative Bill Tracking 3/6/23 5:00 pm

March 6, 2023 | Policy

Bill Number	Bill Sponsor	Subject	Current Status	LTCOP Position	Comments
HB 1694-	Alvarado	Addressing home care workforce shortages.	3/6- In the Senate- First reading referred to Health & Long-Term Care.	Support	Working with bill sponsor
SB 5120-	Dhingra	Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state.	3/3- In the House- First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.	Support with concerns
SB 5163-	Rivers	Removing the sunset provisions on the Medicaid fraud false claims act.	3/8- In the House- scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM. 3/10- Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM	Support
HB 1128-	Bateman	Raising the residential personal needs allowance.	2/3- In the Senate- First reading, referred to Human Services	Support	No change since last tracker
SB 5147-	Mullet	Expanding the use of air conditioning in adult family homes.	2/2- Referred to Ways & Means	Support	No change since last tracker
SB 5370	Wagoner	Concerning adult protective services.	3/2- In the House- First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning.	Neutral	*This is based on the bill that was referred from the Senate.
SB 5640	Hunt	Establishing an independent living residents’ rights work group.	3/6- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.	Support

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