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2019 Senate Bill 5822: Providing a pathway to establish a universal health care system for the residents of Washington state
Introduced by Sen. Emily Randall (Port Orchard) (D) on February 4, 2019
Referred to the Senate Health & Long-Term Care Committee on February 4, 2019
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 19, 2019
Directs the Health Care Authority (HCA) to convene a work group to study the establishment of a universal health care system in Washington, and for the workgroup to report its findings by November 15, 2020.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 19, 2019
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 9, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Doug Ericksen (Ferndale) (R) on March 13, 2019
Requires the work group to study Venezuela's health care system.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 13, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Phil Fortunato (Auburn) (R) on March 13, 2019
Requires the work group to study Cuba's health care system.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 13, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Steve O'Ban (Pierce County) (R) on March 13, 2019
Equires that the work group's recommendations be on a universal health care system that preserves the private employer insurance market and protects an individual's right to keep an employer-provided insurance plan.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 13, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Steve O'Ban (Pierce County) (R) on March 13, 2019
Requires the work group to study the number of individuals traveling from Canada to the United States to receive health care, and the number of individuals traveling from the United States to Canada to receive health care.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 13, 2019
Directs the Health Care Authority (HCA) to convene a work group to study the establishment of a universal health care system in Washington, and for the work group to report its findings by November 15, 2020.
Received in the House on March 15, 2019
Referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on March 15, 2019
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on April 3, 2019