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Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee

Committees hold public hearings on bills, vote in executive sessions, and study issues in work sessions. Learn about the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee (HLTC) and its membership, meetings, and how to participate.

    The Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee considers issues relating to:

    • Health care services
    • Health care consumer protection
    • Long-term care
    • Behavioral health
    • Licensing and regulation of health care facilities
    • Licensing and regulation of health care professions
    • Health care profession creation and scope of practice
    • Pharmacies and pharmaceutical drugs
    • Financing of healthcare
    • Private health insurance
    • Public employee health insurance
    • Substance abuse and substance use disorder
    • Medicaid
    • Public health issues

    Chamber
    Senate
    Committee status
    Standing
    ​(Please note: This general description is intended to be a general guideline only and should not be considered the definitive listing of issues considered by this committee. Bill referrals are ultimately at the discretion of the Floor Leader.)

    Contact

    Senate Committee Services

    PHONE

    360-786-7400

    Legislative hotline operators: 1-800-562-6000

    MAILING ADDRESS

    P.O. Box 40466

    Olympia, WA 98504-0466

    Upcoming committee activity

    See current and upcoming debates, votes, and activities in Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee.

    Thursday, December 12, 2024

    Time Chamber Committee Location Agenda View docs View video
    Upcoming committee meetings for Thursday, December 12, 2024
    10:30 AM Senate Health & Long Term Care SHR 4 and Virtual Agenda View docs View video
    Upcoming committee meetings for Thursday, December 12, 2024

    Time: 10:30 AM

    Chamber: Senate

    Committee: Health & Long Term Care

    Location: SHR 4 and Virtual

    Agenda: Agenda

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    Committee members and staff

    8 members
    in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee
    List of ranking members of the committee
    Chair: Cleveland, Annette
    Vice Chair: Robinson, June
    Ranking Member: Rivers, Ann
    Assistant Ranking Member: Muzzall, Ron
    Committee members and staff

    Legislative Members

    List of legislative members of the committee
    Member Room Phone
    Cleveland, Annette (D)
    Chair
    220 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7696
    Robinson, June (D)
    Vice Chair
    303 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7674
    Rivers, Ann (R)
    Ranking Member
    214 Legislative Modular Building 360-786-7634
    Muzzall, Ron (R)
    Assistant Ranking Member
    114 Legislative Modular Building 360-786-7618
    Conway, Steve (D)
    241 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7656
    Dhingra, Manka (D)
    239 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7672
    Holy, Jeff (R)
    113 Legislative Modular Building 360-786-7610
    Padden, Mike (R)
    215 Legislative Modular Building 360-786-7606

    Committee Staff

    List of staff members of the committee
    Staff Position Room Phone
    Attanasio, Greg Staff Coordinator/Counsel 414 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7410
    Bhattacharjee, Rohan Counsel 422 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7534
    Black, Kevin Sr. Staff Counsel 459 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7747
    Tran, Julie Research Analyst 457 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7283
    Daley, Sierra Sr. Committee Assistant 462 John A. Cherberg Building 360-786-7463
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