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WA SB6182

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Bateman

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes an abortion savings program to provide grants to organizations that offer direct patient abortion clinical care services for individuals who are uninsured, underinsured, or unable to use insurance due to privacy concerns

  • Imposes an annual coverage assessment on health carriers offering plans on the health benefit exchange: $0.82 per coverage month for the first year (due March 1, 2027), then $0.165 per coverage month annually thereafter

  • Creates the abortion savings account in the state treasury to receive assessment revenues, with at least 85% of appropriated funds required to be awarded as grants to eligible organizations

  • Prohibits health carriers from passing the assessment costs to enrollees through premiums, rates, or plan design changes

  • Protects identifying information of grant recipients, their staff, health care practitioners, and patients from public disclosure under state public records law

Legislative Description

Establishing an abortion savings program.

Last Action

Delivered to Governor.

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/9/2026
Appropriations3/3/2026
Rules2/9/2026
Ways & Means2/4/2026
Health & Long-term Care1/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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