Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB6019: Home care rates
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
Improving the functioning of home care rate statutes.
What the bill says
An act Relating to improving the functioning of home care rate statutes; and amending RCW 74.39A.310 and 74.39A.530.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to improving the functioning of home care rate statutes; and amending RCW 74.39A.310 and 74.39A.530. Sec. 1. RCW 74.39A.310 and 2020 c 336 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: (1) The department shall convert and distribute any change in the total amount of wages and benefits negotiated and funded in the contract for individual providers of home care services pursuant to RCW 74.39A.270 and 74.39A.300 or labor rates established under RCW 74.39A.530 into a per-quarter-hour amount. This must be accomplished in each odd-numbered year within sixty days after adjournment sine die of the legislative session. (2) The per-quarter-hour amount shall be added to or subtracted from the statewide home care agency vendor rate and any increase shall be used exclusively for improving the wages and benefits of home care agency workers who provide direct care, and for paying any resulting change in required employer contributions or premiums. (3) When determining the per-quarter-hour amount, the department must include: (a) The changes to wages, benefits, and compensation negotiated and funded each biennium, including but not limited (ii) Benefit pay, such as vacation, sick, and holiday pay; (iii) Mileage; (iv) Contributions to a training partnership; (v) Contributions to the health benefit trust; and (vi) Contributions to the defined contribution retirement trust; and (b) The change in the …
Sponsors
- Annette Cleveland (D) · primary sponsor
- Paul Harris (R)
- Jessica Bateman (D)
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Manka Dhingra (D)
- Liz Lovelett (D)
- Marcus Riccelli (D)
- Yasmin Trudeau (D)
- Javier Valdez (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 85, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 4, 2026): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Appropriations: Do pass (February 27, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 11, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6019 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (January 27, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Common questions
- What is SB6019?
- SB6019 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Home care rates.
- What does SB6019 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to improving the functioning of home care rate statutes; and amending RCW 74.39A.310 and 74.39A.530.
- What is the status of SB6019?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB6019?
- Annette Cleveland (D), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB6019?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6019&Year=2025
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