Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 38 D cosponsors

HB 2122 — Requiring hospitals to offer immunizations for influenza in certain cases.

Last action — Referred to Rules 2 Review.

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 38 sponsors

    1 primary, 37 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (38 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to House Bill 2122 includes changes to how hospitals manage the availability of the influenza vaccine. It specifically states that hospitals must follow the recommendations from health authorities regarding the vaccine, while clarifying that they are only obligated to provide the vaccine if it’s available when a patient is receiving care. This matters because it ensures that hospitals are aligned with public health guidelines while also recognizing the challenges of providing vaccines during high-demand situations. Additionally, some previous exemptions for hospitals in emergencies have been removed, potentially increasing the consistency of vaccine availability during critical times.

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H-3113.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2122 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Leavitt, Pollet, Parshley, Rule, Bergquist, Taylor, Reeves, Reed, Walen, Stearns, Entenman, Fosse, Paul, Salahuddin, Thai, Doglio, Street, Peterson, Callan, Ramel, Kloba, Goodman, Nance, Stonier, Thomas, Obras, Tharinger, Ryu, Simmons, Zahn, Cortes, Wylie, Scott, Morgan, Gregerson, Berg, Shavers, and Hill) READ FIRST TIME 01/26/26.
H-2429.2 HOUSE BILL 2122 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Representatives Leavitt, Pollet, Parshley, Rule, Bergquist, Taylor, Reeves, Reed, Walen, Stearns, Entenman, Fosse, Paul, Salahuddin, Thai, Doglio, Street, Peterson, Callan, Ramel, Kloba, Goodman, Nance, Stonier, Thomas, Obras, Tharinger, Ryu, Simmons, Zahn, Cortes, Wylie, Scott, Morgan, Gregerson, Berg, Shavers, and Hill Prefiled 12/09/25.
Read first time 01/12/26.
Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
(2) Offers to immunize an inpatient under subsection (1) of this section are subject to the availability of the influenza vaccine at the hospital at the time the inpatient is physically present and receiving services at the hospital.
(2) Offers to immunize an inpatient under subsection (1) of this section:
(3) A hospital is not required to comply with the requirements of this section during a declared state of emergency or any other p.
(a) Are subject to the availability of the influenza vaccine at the time the inpatient is receiving services at the hospital;
1 SHB 2122 disaster or catastrophic event that substantially affects or increases the need for health care services.
and (b) Must be based on any applicable recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease control and prevention.
(4) A critical access hospital certified under 42 U.S.C.
p.
Sec.
1 HB 2122 (3) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.
1395i-4 is not required to comply with the requirements of this section.
2 SHB 2122
2 HB 2122
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Action History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  2. Minority; without recommendation.

  3. HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  4. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

  5. Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.

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

  7. Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 37 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (37)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2122?
HB 2122 is sponsored by Natasha Hill (Democrat), Clyde Shavers (Democrat), April Berg (Democrat), Mia Gregerson (Democrat), Melanie Morgan (Democrat), Shaun Scott (Democrat), Sharon Wylie (Democrat), Janice Zahn (Democrat), Tarra Simmons (Democrat), Cindy Ryu (Democrat), Steve Tharinger (Democrat), Edwin Obras (Democrat), Brianna Thomas (Democrat), Monica Jurado Stonier (Democrat), Greg Nance (Democrat), Roger Goodman (Democrat), Shelley Kloba (Democrat), Alex Ramel (Democrat), Lisa Callan (Democrat), Strom Peterson (Democrat), Chipalo Street (Democrat), Beth Doglio (Democrat), My-Linh Thai (Democrat), Osman Salahuddin (Democrat), Dave Paul (Democrat), Mary Fosse (Democrat), Debra Entenman (Democrat), Chris Stearns (Democrat), Amy Walen (Democrat), Julia Reed (Democrat), Kristine Reeves (Democrat), Jamila Taylor (Democrat), Steve Bergquist (Democrat), Alicia Rule (Democrat), Lisa Parshley (Democrat), Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Mari Leavitt (Democrat), and Julio Cortes (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2122?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 09, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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