HB 1130 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Concerning utilization of developmental disabilities waivers.

HB 1130 establishes a prioritization system for individuals with developmental disabilities seeking home and community-based services waivers in Washington State. It directs the Developmental Disabilities Administration to prioritize specific populations, such as those over age 45, individuals discharging from institutional settings, or those without a safe hospital discharge plan. The bill also mandates the administration to align its rules with this prioritization and to routinely collect and publicly report data on waiver enrollment, waitlists, and unfulfilled service requests. This aims to ensure that individuals identified as most in need receive timely access to critical support services.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Dec 23, 2024 Signed May 12, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Bill Passed Legislature · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally certified as passed by the legislature and underwent significant policy changes to expand eligibility for home and community-based services waivers. New priority groups were added to ensure support for individuals transitioning from high school, those with specific developmental disabilities, and formerly eligible community protection waiver recipients. Additionally, the law now mandates that individuals meeting specific criteria under RCW 71A.12.370 be enrolled in waiver services rather than just being prioritized, and data reporting requirements were updated to track enrollment for these new groups.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include additional priority populations for waiver services and introduced a mandatory enrollment requirement for a specific group of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
ELIGIBILITY

Added new priority populations for waiver enrollment, including persons age 45 and older, those recently hospitalized without safe discharge plans, individuals transitioning from high school with supported employment needs, and formerly eligible community protection waiver recipients.

Changed the status of persons meeting RCW 71A.12.370 criteria from a priority group to a mandatory enrollment requirement, ensuring they receive waiver services.

REQUIREMENT

Updated data reporting requirements to include waitlist and enrollment statistics for the newly added priority populations and the mandatory enrollment group.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 89; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 2.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
HS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
ELHS - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors