House2025-26 sessionFiscal note

SHB 2405 — Establishing a pilot program for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment and research.

Signed into law — Chapter 220, Laws of 2026

Sponsor
Schmidt
Introduced
January 30, 2026
Status
C 220 L 26
Last action
Effective date 7/1/2026*. (March 25, 2026)

What this bill does

Establishes a pilot program in the Department of Labor and Industries to allow workers' compensation coverage of post-traumatic stress disorder treatment up to a specified number of sessions before claim adjudication and after claim closure.

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Floor votes

  • House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 16, 2026
    90 yea · 1 nay · 7 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 2026
    49 yea · 0 nay

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