Senate2025-26 sessionFiscal note
SB 5051: Consolidating regulatory authority for nursing assistants.
Signed into law: Chapter 5, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Bateman
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- C 5 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/1/2026*. (April 4, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Changes the disciplining authority for nursing assistants from the Department of Health to the Washington State Board of Nursing. Changes the membership of the Washington State Board of Nursing.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 26, 202598 yea · 0 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 7, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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