HB1766 • 2026

Health carrier practices

Prohibiting certain contracting practices by a health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for self-insured coverage offered to public employees.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Macri, Representative Thai, Representative Scott, Representative Parshley, Representative Salahuddin, Representative Ormsby, Representative Pollet, Representative Reed
Last action: 2026-01-12
Official status: H HC/Wellness
Effective date: Not listed

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Health carrier practices

What This Bill Does

Health carrier practices

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Bill History

2026-01-12 House
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

Health carrier practices

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AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain contracting practices by a 1
health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for self-insured 2
coverage offered to public employees; and adding a new section to 3
chapter 41.05 RCW. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 41.05 6
RCW to read as follows: 7
(1) A health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for a 8
self-funded plan offered to employees or school employees under this 9
chapter may not require a hospital system owned or operated by the 10
state of Washington to participate in any commercial health plan or 11
product offered or administered by the health carrier as a condition 12
for negotiations or participation in the self-funded plan.13
(2) For purposes of this section, "health carrier" has the same 14
meaning as in RCW 48.43.005. 15
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H-0998.1
HOUSE BILL 1766
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Macri, Thai, Scott, Parshley, Salahuddin, Ormsby,
Pollet, and Reed
Read first time 01/31/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care &
Wellness.
p. 1 HB 1766