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    <title>WA Leg - SB 5351</title>
    <description>Ensuring patient choice and access to care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices.</description>
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      <title>01 - January 17, 2025 - First reading, referred to Health &amp; Long-Term Care.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>02 - January 30, 2025 - Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health &amp; Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>03 - February 21, 2025 - Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health &amp; Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.</title>
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      <title>04 - February 21, 2025 - HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
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      <title>05 - February 21, 2025 - Minority; without recommendation.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>06 - February 21, 2025 - Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>07 - March 3, 2025 - Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>08 - March 10, 2025 - 1st substitute bill substituted (HLTC 25).</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>09 - March 10, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <title>10 - March 10, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
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      <title>11 - March 12, 2025 - First reading, referred to Health Care &amp; Wellness.</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>12 - March 19, 2025 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care &amp; Wellness at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>13 - March 25, 2025 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care &amp; Wellness at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <title>14 - March 25, 2025 - HCW - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>15 - March 27, 2025 - Referred to Appropriations.</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>16 - April 3, 2025 - Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>17 - April 5, 2025 - Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>18 - April 5, 2025 - APP - Majority; do pass.</title>
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      <title>19 - April 8, 2025 - Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>20 - April 10, 2025 - Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</title>
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      <title>21 - April 11, 2025 - Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>22 - April 11, 2025 - Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.</title>
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      <title>23 - April 16, 2025 - President signed.</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>24 - April 18, 2025 - Speaker signed.</title>
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      <title>25 - April 22, 2025 - Delivered to Governor.</title>
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      <title>26 - May 12, 2025 - Governor partially vetoed.</title>
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      <title>27 - May 12, 2025 - Chapter 219, 2025 Laws PV.</title>
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      <title>28 - May 12, 2025 - Effective date 7/27/2025.</title>
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