WashingtonSB 52442025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Providing an exemption for women, infants, and children program staff to perform hematological screening tests.

Sponsored By: Marcus Riccelli (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

WIC staff can do simple blood tests

Beginning July 27, 2025, staff at WIC clinics can perform simple blood screening. Testing is limited to hematological tests only. Samples must be taken by heel-stick, toe-stick, or finger-stick. This applies within WIC clinic settings.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Marcus Riccelli

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Claire Wilson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jessica Bateman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rebecca Saldaña

    Democratic • Senate

  • T'wina Nobles

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 142 • No: 0

House vote 3/27/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 93 • No: 0 • Other: 5

Senate vote 2/25/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    4/4/2025Senate
  2. Chapter 8, 2025 Laws.

    4/4/2025Senate
  3. Governor signed.

    4/4/2025legislature
  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/1/2025legislature
  5. Speaker signed.

    3/31/2025legislature
  6. President signed.

    3/28/2025legislature
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5.

    3/27/2025Senate
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/27/2025Senate
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    3/25/2025Senate
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    3/20/2025Senate
  11. HCW - Majority; do pass.

    3/18/2025Senate
  12. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.

    3/18/2025Senate
  13. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

    2/27/2025Senate
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    2/25/2025Senate
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/25/2025Senate
  16. Placed on second reading consent calendar.

    2/5/2025Senate
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    1/27/2025Senate
  18. HLTC - Majority; do pass.

    1/24/2025Senate
  19. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

    1/14/2025Senate
  20. Introduced

    1/14/2025Senate

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