Establishing the essential worker health care program.
Last action: 2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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Official Description
Establishing the essential worker health care program.
Bill Details
- Bill Number
- SB 5344
- Current Status
- Introduced
- Sponsors
- Marcus Riccelli, Paul Harris, John Lovick, Annette Cleveland, Liz Lovelett, Marko Liias, Rebecca Saldana, Noel Frame, Robert Hasegawa, T'wina Nobles, Yasmin Trudeau, Javier Valdez, Claire Wilson
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current Committee
- Ways & Means
Bill History
- 2025-01-17 First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
- 2025-01-28 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- 2025-02-11 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- 2025-02-11 HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- 2025-02-11 And refer to Ways & Means.
- 2025-02-12 Referred to Ways & Means.
- 2025-02-26 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- 2025-02-28 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- 2026-01-12 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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