Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 12 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 6126 — Increasing access to respite care for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

Last action — Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

13 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 6126 updates the timeline for the department to submit a waiver request, moving the deadline from July 1, 2025, to September 1, 2024. Additionally, if the waiver is approved by federal authorities, the department will have 30 days to implement changes allowing respite care as part of existing service packages. These changes are important because they aim to streamline the process and ensure that families receive necessary support more quickly.

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S-4202.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6126 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senate Human Services (originally sponsored by Senators Kauffman, Boehnke, Frame, Wellman, Trudeau, Nobles, Conway, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Lovick, Nguyen, Randall, Saldaña, Valdez, and C.
S-3892.1 SENATE BILL 6126 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senators Kauffman, Boehnke, Frame, Wellman, Trudeau, Nobles, Conway, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Lovick, Nguyen, Randall, Saldaña, Valdez, and C.
Wilson) READ FIRST TIME 01/23/24.
Wilson Read first time 01/10/24.
Referred to Committee on Human Services.
1 SSB 6126 NEW SECTION.
1 SB 6126 NEW SECTION.
(3) By July 1, 2025, the department shall submit a waiver amendment to the centers for medicare and medicaid services.
(3) By September 1, 2024, the department shall submit a waiver amendment to the centers for medicare and medicaid services.
(4) The department shall provide information to eligible clients in multiple formats about tracking the use of respite hours as aggregate services.
(4) Upon the approval from the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the department has 30 days to update the basic plus and children's intensive in-home behavioral support waivers to allow respite care as aggregate services.
(5) If the waiver amendment is not approved, the department shall notify the appropriate committees of the legislature.
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Action History

  1. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.

  2. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.

  3. Minority; without recommendation.

  4. HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  5. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.

  6. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  7. First reading, referred to Human Services.

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (136)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 6126?
SB 6126 is sponsored by Claire Wilson (Democrat), Javier Valdez (Democrat), Rebecca Saldaña (Democrat), Randall, John Lovick (Democrat), Kuderer, Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), Lisa Wellman (Democrat), Noel Frame (Democrat), Matt Boehnke (Republican), Claudia Kauffman (Democrat), and Joe Nguyen (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 6126?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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