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Bills in green are supported. Bills in red are opposed by the League. Bills in black the League is watching.
HB 2299 Establishes an independent living ombuds to support seniors living in independent living facilities and the independent living portion of continuing care retirement communities.
Prime sponsor Rep Reeves. Companion to SB 5964. Proposes that the Department of Commerce contract with a private nonprofit organization through which individuals may have complaints about their senior living arrangements investigated. The ombuds would also provide reports and data.
SB 5964 Establishes an independent living ombuds to support seniors living in independent living facilities and the independent living portion of continuing care retirement communities.
Prime sponsor Sen Bateman. Companion to HB 2299. Proposes that the Department of Commerce contract with a private nonprofit organization through which individuals may have complaints about their senior living arrangements investigated. The ombuds would also provide reports and data.
Prime sponsor Sen Krishnadasan. Companion to HB 2198. Focuses on credentials required for an individual, business or organization to engage in a regulated or commercial activity. Agencies with credentialing responsibilities shall track and record information for each credential application it receives or decisions it issues including processing times. This information is to be catalogued for posting to provide a complete picture of credential timeliness, fees, and process improvement efforts.
HB 2276 Improving the functioning of home care rate statutes.
Companion to SB 6019. Details considerations and processes for establishing home care rates including the total amount of wages and benefits negotiated and funded in the contract for individual providers of home care services.
HB 2337 Training requirements for individual providers caring for a family member.
Maintains current law as it relates to provider training for individual providers caring only for their family members and repeals the requirement for those individual providers to complete certain training requirements that would otherwise take effect Jan 1, 2027.
SB 6019 Improving the functioning of home care rate statutes.
Companion to HB 2276. Details considerations and processes for establishing home care rates including the total amount of wages and benefits negotiated and funded in the contract for individual providers of home care services.
- If you are interested in a particular bill, use the links above to go to the webpage for that bill. These pages include staff summaries and reports including who testified PRO versus CON on the bill. There is also information about how to access videos of hearings that have been held.
- Read and take action through the LWVWA Legislative Action Newsletter, distributed each Sunday during the legislative session.
- You may also express your opinion on legislation with the LWVWA issue chairs. We will take your perspectives under consideration as we determine our support for legislation and prepare testimony. Please direct questions or comments to Karen Tvedt, Elder Caregiving Issue Chair.