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ESSB 5993: Medical debt interest
Data last updated: bill actions through Aug 23, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)
Concerning lowering the interest rate for medical debt.
- Prime sponsor
- Emily Alvarado
- Introduced
- Jan 22, 2026
- Status
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (Mar 12, 2026)
- The Legislature's page
- ESSB 5993 on leg.wa.gov
Floor votes
No floor roll call on file (it didn't pass a chamber, or it was decided without one).
Who lobbied on it 12
| Employer | Lobbyists | To 2026 candidates |
|---|---|---|
| AARP WA ST OFFICE | 2 | — |
| WA ST HOSPITAL ASSN | 2 | — |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK | 1 | — |
| American Diabetes Association | 1 | — |
| BLEEDING DISORDER FOUNDATION OF WA | 1 | — |
| Blood Cancer United, Inc. | 1 | — |
| Economic Opportunity Institute | 1 | — |
| FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY GENERATIONS | 1 | — |
| HOPELINK | 1 | — |
| NATL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY GREATER NW CHAPTER | 1 | — |
| Northwest Health Law Advocates | 1 | — |
| WA COLLECTORS ASSN | 1 | $17,800 |
Lobbying reports name a bill number, not a position on it or a version of it. Money: what each employer (as a donor to two or more 2026 candidates) gave to the 2026 campaigns of the members who voted yea or nay on the bill's latest final passage in each chamber.