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SB6258 • 2026

Medical license relinquish.

Creating a nondisciplinary pathway for relinquishing licenses issued by the Washington medical commission.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Muzzall, Senator Nobles, Senator Shewmake
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
S Rules 3
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Medical license relinquish.

Medical license relinquish.

What This Bill Does

  • Medical license relinquish.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Senate

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

Official Summary Text

Medical license relinquish.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to creating a nondisciplinary pathway for 1
relinquishing licenses issued by the Washington medical commission; 2
and adding a new section to chapter 18.71 RCW. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.71 5
RCW to read as follows: 6
The commission is authorized to conduct rule making for all 7
licenses issued within its authority under this chapter and chapters 8
18.71A, 18.71B, 18.71C, and 18.71D RCW to allow for the 9
relinquishment of the license. Relinquishment under these rules must 10
be voluntary. The license cannot be relinquished in lieu of 11
discipline or if the licensee is subject to discipline or under 12
investigation by the commission. The relinquishment is not an adverse 13
action and as such is not reportable to any disciplinary databases, 14
the national practitioner data bank, or other websites. Licensees who 15
request this process agree to the permanent relinquishment of the 16
property right and shall have no right to reinstatement or renewal.17
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SENATE BILL 6258
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Muzzall, Nobles, and Shewmake; by request of Washington
State Medical Commission
Read first time 01/21/26. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-
Term Care.
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