2025 Legislative Priorities
Tracking Kidney Care Priorities in Oregon & Washington
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The Washington Legislature runs through April 2025, and Oregon legislators will be in session until June 2025. Stay updated on key bills affecting kidney patients, dialysis providers, and the broader healthcare community.
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Below, you'll find real-time updates on legislation, where each bill is in the process, and how you can help support.
Washington State Priority Legislation
By legislative rules, legislation noted as “inactive” means that it is “dead” for the remainder of the 2025 session. However, legislation noted as “inactive” in 2025 will be automatically considered “alive” in 2026 because it’s the second year of the biennium.
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Low, Davis
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Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive because of the cost of implementing.
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Read our testimony: Submitted 1/20
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Santos, Thai, Doglio, Berry, Ryu, Obras, Ormsby, Scott, Parshley, Timmons, Pollet, Macri, Simmons, Hunt, Hill
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to a lack of consensus.
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Testimony: Submitted 1/24
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Thai, Ormsby, Salahuddin, Parshley, Taylor, Hill, Doglio, Pollet, Nance, Callan, Fosse
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to cost implications. However, there is funding in both the Senate and House versions of the budget for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to analyze the cost of implementing an obesity treatment benefit in consultation with the Health Care Authority.
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Lekanoff, Macri
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Status: Inactive. While HB 1379 is inactive, its Senate companion legislation, SB 5084, was passed successfully. Gov. Ferguson signed the legislation on April 4.
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Testimony: Submitted 1/23
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Macri, Leavitt, Simmons, Davis, Berry, Ryu, Callan, Rule, Stearns, Peterson, Taylor, Reed, Ramel, Alvarado, Doglio, Tharinger, Fey, Salahuddin, Bernbaum, Fosse, Pollet, Street, Scott, Santos
Status: Passed. Delivered to Gov. Ferguson on April 23.
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Berg, Rude, Leavitt, Stonier, Simmons, Davis, Berry, Mena, Stearns, Thai, Walen, Rule, Ryu, Parshley, Peterson, Reed, Paul, Gregerson, Alvarado, Reeves, Goodman, Cortes, Obras, Fey, Salahuddin, Springer, Bernbaum, Fosse, Pollet, Street, Hill, Macri, Timmons, Scott
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to the cost of implementation and the fact that it’s not mentioned in the House budget proposal.
Testimony: Submitted 1/31
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Berg, Parshley, Reed, Bernbaum, Thai, Kloba, Hill
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to concerns expressed by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner as well as health care insurers about the potential for increased cost of Medigap insurance if the legislation were to be enacted.
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Thai, Parshley, Pollet
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to concerns expressed by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner as well as health care insurers about the potential for increased cost of medigap insurance if the legislation were to be enacted.
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Liias, Holy, Stanford, Wagoner, Lovick, Gildon, Cleveland, Cortes, Fortunato, Harris, Nobles, Riccelli, Warnick
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Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive because of the cost of implementing.
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Read our testimony: Submitted 1/20
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Robinson, Muzzall, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Salomon
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Status: Passed. Gov. Ferguson signed.
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Riccelli, Hasegawa, Conway, Nobles, Wilson, C.
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to a lack of consensus.
Testimony: Submitted 1/24
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Cleveland, Muzzall, Chapman, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Trudeau, Valdez
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Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to the cost of implementing.
Testimony: Submitted 1/24
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Requested by Governor; Sens. Riccelli, Nobles, Harris, Cortes, Slatter, Orwall, Chapman, Ramos, Trudeau, Kauffman, Muzzall, Lovelett, Valdez, Krishnadasan, Hasegawa, Lovick, Liias, Saldaña, Dhingra, Conway, Bateman, Holy, Christian, Cleveland, King, Frame, Salomon, Stanford, Wilson, C.
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to the cost of implementation and the fact that it’s not mentioned in the Senate budget proposal.
Testimony: Submitted 1/31
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Cleveland, Muzzall, Riccelli, Bateman, Frame, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Valdez, Wilson, C.
Status: Inactive. This legislation is inactive due to cost implications. However, there is funding in both the Senate and House versions of the budget for the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to analyze the cost of implementing an obesity treatment benefit in consultation with the Health Care Authority.
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Testimony: Submitted 1/31
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Riccelli, Harris, Bateman, Liias, Nobles, Valdez
Status: Inactive. This legislation is probably inactive, but its companion, HB 1392, is progressing.
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Orwall, Muzzall, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Nobles, Slatter
Status: Inactive. This legislation was not scheduled for a vote in Ways & Means due to the high cost of implementation.
Position: Support
Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Cleveland, Muzzall, Shewmake
Status: Inactive. This legislation failed to progress because the Department of Health and the Department of Social and Health Services wanted more time to review the policy implications.
Oregon Priority Legislation
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Sen. Smith DB
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Status: Inactive.
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Sen. Campos
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Status: See the latest. This bill has passed the Senate and is awaiting a hearing in the House committee.
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Read our testimony: Submitted 3/19
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Reps Pham, H., Javadi, McIntire
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Status: See the latest. The bill is awaiting a hearing in the House Ways & Means Committee.​​​​
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Testimony: See patient group letter
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Rep. Diehl
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Status: Inactive.
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Read our testimony: Submitted 02/13.
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Rep. Tran
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Status: See the latest. The bill is awaiting a hearing in the House Ways & Means Committee.
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Read our testimony: Submitted 03/03.
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Reps. Neron, Pham H, Javadi, Bowman, Munoz, Owens, Sen. Reynolds
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Status: See the latest. The bill is awaiting a hearing in the House Ways & Means Committee.
Position: Support
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Thank you, sponsors: Rep. Tran
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Status: Inactive.
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