Position: Support

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Thank you, sponsors: Representatives Low, Davis

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Status: House Appropriations. This legislation creates an Advisory Council on Rare Diseases to provide information and recommendations to the Secretary of Health, the Governor, and the Legislature. It failed to pass in 2025 due to fiscal concerns.

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Testimony: Submitted 1/20/25

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: By request of Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities; Representatives Santos, Thai, Doglio, Berry, Ryu, Obras, Ormsby, Scott, Parshley, Timmons, Pollet, Macri, Simmons, Hunt, Hill

 

Status: House Health Care & Wellness. This legislation changes the name of the Governor's Interagency Coordinating Council on Health Disparities to the Governor's Council for Health, Justice and Equity (Council). It also increases membership on the Council and changes its responsibilities to include creating a statewide vision and universal goals for health and well-being. This legislation failed to progress in 2025 due to a lack of consensus.

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Testimony: Submitted 1/24/25

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Representatives Thai, Ormsby, Salahuddin, Parshley, Taylor, Hill, Doglio, Pollet, Nance, Callan, Fosse

 

Status: House Health Care & Wellness.  This legislation requires health plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of the chronic disease of obesity. While its companion bill, SB 5353 received a hearing in 2025, this legislation did not.

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Requested by Governor Ferguson; Representatives Berg, Rude, Leavitt, Stonier, Simmons, Davis, Berry, Mena, Stearns, Thai, Walen, Rule, Ryu, Parshley, Peterson, Reed, Paul, Gregerson, Alvarado, Reeves, Goodman, Cortes, Obras

 

Status: House Appropriations. This legislation requires public schools to provide breakfast and lunch each school day to any requesting student at no charge. While the legislation was requested by the Governor, and it did receive a hearing in 2025, it failed to advance due to the cost of implementation.

 

Testimony: Submitted 1/31/25

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Representatives Berg, Parshley, Reed, Bernbaum, Thai, Kloba, Hill

 

Status: House Health Care & Wellness. While the legislation received a hearing in 2025, it failed to advance due to OIC and insurer concerns around increased Medigap costs. 

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In 2026, NWKC is part of a large coalition in support of HB 1603, here is a link to what we’re sharing with legislators.

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Representatives Thai, Parshley, Pollet

 

Status: House Health Care & Wellness. While the legislation received a hearing in 2025, it failed to advance due to OIC and insurer concerns around increased Medigap costs.

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Representatives Leavitt, Keaton, Barnard, Timmons, Reed, Jacobsen, Ryu, Zahn, Richards, Doglio, Simmons, Reeves, Macri, Pollet, Bernbaum

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Status: House Health Care & Wellness. The legislation would authorize Washington State to join the Dietician Licensure Compact.

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Testimony: Submitted 1/12/2026

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Representatives Reaves, Gregerson, Doglio, Parshley, Ramel, Simmons, Peterson, Obras, Santos, Scott, Thomas, Stonier, Morgan, Ormsby, Berg, Goodman, Thai, Farivar, Fosse, Bergquist, Hill, Pollet, Donaghy, Bernbaum, Wylie, Zahn

 

Status: : House Rules. The legislation would direct the Department of Agriculture to develop a strategy for statewide food security in order to end hunger, reduce diet-related health disparities, and increase agricultural viability and supply chain resilience.

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Testimony: Submitted 1/12/2026

Position: Support

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Thank you, sponsors: Senators Liias, Holy, Stanford, Wagoner, Lovick, Gildon, Cleveland, Cortes, Fortunato, Harris, Nobles, Riccelli, Warnick

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Status: Senate Ways & Means. This legislation creates an Advisory Council on Rare Diseases within the University of Washington’s School of Medicine to advise the Secretary of Health on research, diagnosis, treatment, and education related to rare diseases. While the legislation received a hearing in both Senate Health Care and Ways & Means in 2025, it did not progress due to cost of implementation.

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Testimony: Submitted 1/20/25

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Sens. Riccelli, Hasegawa, Conway, Nobles, Wilson, C.

 

Status: Senate Health & Long-Term Care.. This legislation did not progress in 2025 due to a lack of consensus.

 

Testimony: Submitted 1/24

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors:  Senators Cleveland, Muzzall, Chapman, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Trudeau, Valdez

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Status: Senate Ways & Means. This legislation had a hearing in Senate Health & Long-Term Care and was referred, but not heard, in Ways & Means. It failed to progress in 2025 due to cost of implementation

 

Testimony: Submitted 1/24/25

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Requested by Governor Ferguson; Senators 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: Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education. This legislation requires public schools to provide breakfast and lunch each school day to any requesting study and at no charge. While the legislation was requested by the Governor and it did receive a hearing in 2025, it failed to advance due to the cost of implementation.

 

Testimony: Submitted 1/31/25

Position: Support

 

Thank you, sponsors: Senators Cleveland, Muzzall, Riccelli, Bateman, Frame, Hasegawa, Krishnadasan, Nobles, Valdez, Wilson, C.

 

Status: Senate Health & Long-Term Care. This legislation requires health plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of the chronic disease of obesity. While this legislation received a hearing in 2025, it did not progress due to cost concerns raised by OIC and HCA.

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Testimony: Submitted 1/31/25