Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 6071 — Standardizing overpayment recovery requirements.

Last action — Senate Rules "X" file.

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

42 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 6071 has updated the timeframe in which health insurance carriers can request refunds from healthcare providers. Instead of allowing carriers to make requests up to 24 months after payment, they can now only do so within 12 months, while the limit remains at six months for mental health and substance use services. This change is significant because it aims to provide more certainty and security for healthcare providers, allowing them to manage their finances more effectively and reducing potential disputes over refunds.

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S-4508.2 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6071 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senate Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Cleveland, Harris, Nobles, and Trudeau) READ FIRST TIME 02/02/26.
S-3818.1 SENATE BILL 6071 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senators Cleveland, Harris, Nobles, and Trudeau Read first time 01/13/26.
AN ACT Relating to modernizing overpayment recovery requirements;
Referred to Committee on Health & Long- Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to standardizing overpayment recovery requirements;
(a) Request a refund from a health care provider of a payment previously made to satisfy a claim unless it does so in writing to the provider within ((twenty- four)) 12 months after the date that the original payment was made or, in the case of mental health and substance use disorder services as defined in RCW 48.43.766, within six months after the date the original payment was made;
(a) Request a refund from a health care provider of a payment previously made to satisfy a claim unless it does so in writing to the provider ((within twenty- four months after the date that the payment was made or, in the case of mental health and substance use disorder services as defined in RCW 48.43.766,)) within six months after the date the payment was made;
(2) A carrier may not, if doing so for reasons related to coordination of benefits with another carrier or entity responsible for payment of a claim:
(2) A carrier may not, if doing so for reasons related to coordination of benefits with another carrier or entity responsible p.
(a) Request a refund from a health care p.
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1 SSB 6071 provider of a payment previously made to satisfy a claim unless it does so in writing to the provider within ((thirty)) 18 months after the date that the original payment was made or, in the case of mental health and substance use disorder services as defined in RCW 48.43.766, within nine months after the date the original payment was made;
(a) Request a refund from a health care provider of a payment previously made to satisfy a claim unless it does so in writing to the provider ((within thirty months after the date that the payment was made or, in the case of mental health and substance use disorder services as defined in RCW 48.43.766,)) within nine months after the date the payment was made;
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Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  7. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.

  8. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.

  9. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 6071?
SB 6071 is sponsored by Yasmin Trudeau (Democrat), T'wina Nobles (Democrat), Paul Harris (Republican), and Annette Cleveland (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 6071?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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