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SB 6156 - 2015-16
Reauthorizing the medicaid fraud false claims act.
Sponsors: Rivers, Keiser, Frockt, Miloscia, Pedersen, Litzow, O'Ban, Sheldon, Rolfes, Conway, Mullet, Hasegawa, Benton, Darneille
By Request: Attorney General
Bill History

2016 REGULAR SESSION

Dec 17
Prefiled for introduction.
Jan 11
First reading, referred to Accountability & Reform. (View Original Bill)
Jan 20
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Accountability & Reform at 8:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
Jan 27
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Accountability & Reform at 8:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
Jan 28
ACRE - Majority; do pass. (Majority Report)
And refer to Ways & Means.
Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 3
Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Committee Materials)
Feb 4
WM - Majority; do pass. (Majority Report)
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 8
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 12
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (View Roll Calls)

IN THE HOUSE

Feb 16
First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Feb 24
Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
Feb 26
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
JUDI - Majority; do pass. (Majority Report)
Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 27
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. (Committee Materials)
Feb 29
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (Committee Materials)
APP - Majority; do pass. (Majority Report)
Minority; do not pass. (Minority Report)
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 3
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. (View Roll Calls)

IN THE SENATE

Mar 7
President signed.

IN THE HOUSE

Mar 9
Speaker signed.

OTHER THAN LEGISLATIVE ACTION

Mar 9
Delivered to Governor. (View Bill as Passed Legislature)
Mar 31
Governor signed.
Chapter 147, 2016 Laws. (View Session Law)
Effective date 6/9/2016.
Available Documents
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Fiscal Note
Amendments
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