Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2384: Continuing care retirement
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
Increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities.
What the bill says
An act Relating to increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities; amending RCW 18.390.010, 18.390.030, 18.390.040, 18.390.050, and 48.02.065; adding a new section to chapter 18.390 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.02 RCW; and providing an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities; amending RCW 18.390.010, 18.390.030, 18.390.040, 18.390.050, and 48.02.065; adding a new section to chapter 18.390 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.02 RCW; and providing an effective date. Sec. 1. RCW 18.390.010 and 2016 c 183 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Application fee" means a fee charged to an individual or individuals prior to the execution of a residency agreement, apart from an entrance fee. (2) "Care" means nursing, medical, or other health-related services, protection or supervision, assistance with activities of daily living, or any combination of those services. (3) "Continuing care" means directly providing or indirectly making available, upon payment of an entrance fee and under a residency agreement, housing and care for a period of greater than one year. (4) "Continuing care retirement community" or "life plan community" means an entity that agrees to provide continuing care to a resident under a residency agreement with an entrance fee. "Continuing care retirement community" or "life plan community" does not include an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW that does not directly, or through a contractual arrangement with a separately owned and incorporated skilled nursing …
Sponsors
- Nicole Macri (D) · primary sponsor
- Julia Reed (D)
- Chipalo Street (D)
- Brianna Thomas (D)
- Timm Ormsby (D)
- Shaun Scott (D)
- Roger Goodman (D)
- Natasha Hill (D)
- My-Linh Thai (D)
- Adam Bernbaum (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026*.
- : Chapter 140, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Passed final passage; yeas, 78; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- : House concurred in Senate amendments.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (March 9, 2026): 78 yea, 17 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (March 3, 2026): 37 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Do pass as amended (February 24, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 16, 2026): 78 yea, 14 nay, passed
- House Committee on Appropriations: The second substitute bill be substituted therefor and the second substitute bill do pass and do not pass the substitute bill by Committee on Health Care & Wellness (February 7, 2026): 18 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Committee on Health Care & Wellness: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass (January 28, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is HB2384?
- HB2384 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Continuing care retirement.
- What does HB2384 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities; amending RCW 18.390.010, 18.390.030, 18.390.040, 18.390.050, and 48.02.065; adding a new section to chapter 18.390 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.02 RCW; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB2384?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026*. (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2384?
- Nicole Macri (D), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2384?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2384&Year=2025
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