Legislature 2025-26: House Health Care & Wellness (Clyde Shavers)

State Representative Clyde Shavers (D-Oak Harbor) serves on the House Health Care & Wellness Committee. The committee has scheduled a meeting for Fri., Jan. 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM in House Hearing Room A, John L. O’Brien Building in Olympia.

Public Hearing

1. HB 2384 – Increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
2. HB 2402 – Concerning phthalates in medical equipment used for intravenous purposes. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
3. HB 2505 – Exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify

Executive Session

1. HB 1904 – Prohibiting the act of declawing cats.
2. HB 2145 – Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington’s health care safety net by preventing manufacturer limitations on the 340B drug pricing program.
3. HB 2182 – Improving access to abortion medications.
4. HB 2211 – Concerning medically tailored meals.
5. HB 2242 – Preserving access to preventive services by clarifying state authority and definitions.
6. HB 2247 – Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships.
7. HB 2329 – Concerning midwife supervision of medical assistants and lactation consultants.
8. HB 2339 – Concerning the regulation of nursing.

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature’s committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules