House2025-26 sessionFiscal note
HB 2540: Concerning emergency medical technician recertification.
Signed into law: Chapter 11, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Bronoske
- Introduced
- January 16, 2026
- Status
- C 11 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 9, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires emergency medical technicians to recertify every three years. Requires emergency medical technicians who have been certified for more than 10 years in Washington to recertify every six years.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 202692 yea · 0 nay · 6 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 202649 yea · 0 nay
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