SB 5993 — Prohibiting interest charges for new and unpaid medical debt.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting interest charges for new and unpaid medical debt;
Latest action: 2026-02-06 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Alvarado, Emily (D, WA-34) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Riccelli, Marcus (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Bateman, Jessica (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Conway, Steve (D, WA-29) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Frame, Noel (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Hasegawa, Bob (D, WA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Liias, Marko (D, WA-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Lovelett, Liz (D, WA-40) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Lovick, John (D, WA-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Nobles, T'wina (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Orwall, Tina (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Slatter, Vandana (D, WA-48) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Stanford, Derek (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Trudeau, Yasmin (D, WA-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Valdez, Javier (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Wilson, Claire (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · senate — Prefiled for introduction.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- · senate — LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- · senate — CRJ - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · senate — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (16)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Alvarado, Emily | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Bateman, Jessica | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wilson, Claire | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Conway, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Frame, Noel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Hasegawa, Bob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Liias, Marko | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Lovelett, Liz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Lovick, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Nobles, T'wina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Orwall, Tina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Riccelli, Marcus | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Slatter, Vandana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Stanford, Derek | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Trudeau, Yasmin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Valdez, Javier | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvarado, Emily (D, state_upper WA-34) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bateman, Jessica (D, state_upper WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Conway, Steve (D, state_upper WA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Frame, Noel (D, state_upper WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Hasegawa, Bob (D, state_upper WA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Liias, Marko (D, state_upper WA-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Lovelett, Liz (D, state_upper WA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lovick, John (D, state_upper WA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nobles, T'wina (D, state_upper WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Orwall, Tina (D, state_upper WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Riccelli, Marcus (D, state_upper WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Slatter, Vandana (D, state_upper WA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Stanford, Derek (D, state_upper WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Trudeau, Yasmin (D, state_upper WA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Valdez, Javier (D, state_upper WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Wilson, Claire (D, state_upper WA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Bateman, Jessica (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Stanford, Derek (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Lovick, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Orwall, Tina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Alvarado, Emily (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Riccelli, Marcus (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Trudeau, Yasmin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Wilson, Claire (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Frame, Noel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Hasegawa, Bob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Conway, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Lovelett, Liz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Valdez, Javier (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Slatter, Vandana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Nobles, T'wina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Liias, Marko (cosponsor) · sponsorship