Washington 2025-26 Biennium Status: Introduced

HB 2261 — Health care credentials

Last action — First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

Ensuring transparency in credentials and communications between patients and health care professionals.

Bill Text

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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Revised Code of Washington as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 18.130.180; RCW 18.57.031.

  • RCW 18.130.180

    or → (26) Performing conversion therapy on a patient under age eighteen; (27) Violation of RCW 18.130.430; (28) Violation of RCW 18.130.460; (29) Violation of RCW 48.43.732; (30) Implanting the license holder's own gametes or reproductive material into a patient; or (31) Violation of section 2 of this act.

    amended

  • RCW 18.57.031

    read as follows: (1) No person may practice or represent himself or herself as an osteopathic physician and surgeon without first having a valid license to do so. (2) A person may only represent himself or herself as an osteopathic physician surgeon if the person: (a) Is licensed under this chapter; (b) Has completed a surgical residency or fellowship approved by the accreditation council for graduate medical education or the royal college of physicians and surgeons of Canada; (c) Is certified, recertified, or eligible for examination by a surgical board of the American board of medical specialties or the royal college of physicians and surgeons of Canada; and (d) Maintains continuing education and proficiency in their specialty. (3) A violation of this section may be considered practice by an unlicensed person under RCW 18.130.190.

    amended

Action History

  1. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

Sponsors

  • (Marshall) · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • (Marshall)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (150)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2261 do?
Ensuring transparency in credentials and communications between patients and health care professionals.
Who sponsors HB 2261?
HB 2261 is sponsored by (Marshall).
What is the current status of HB 2261?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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