Senate2023-24 sessionFiscal note
SB 5982: Updating the definition of "vaccine" in RCW 70.290.010 to include all federal food and drug administration-approved immunizations recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention.
Signed into law: Chapter 41, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Cleveland
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- C 41 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 3/13/2024. (March 13, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Changes the definition of "vaccine" for purposes of the Washington Vaccine Association.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 22, 202461 yea · 32 nay · 5 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 1, 202429 yea · 19 nay · 1 not voting
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