CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5163
Chapter 90, Laws of 2023
68TH LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
MEDICAID FRAUD FALSE CLAIMS ACT—SUNSET REPEAL
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 14, 2023
Passed by the Senate February 27, 2023 Yeas 48 Nays 0 DENNY HECK
President of the Senate Passed by the House April 5, 2023 Yeas 95 Nays 3 LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives | CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5163 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. SARAH BANNISTER
Secretary Secretary |
Approved April 14, 2023 9:57 AM | FILED April 14, 2023 |
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
SENATE BILL 5163
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington | 68th Legislature | 2023 Regular Session |
BySenators Rivers, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Keiser, Kuderer, Mullet, and Muzzall; by request of Attorney General
Prefiled 01/05/23.Read first time 01/09/23.Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to the medicaid fraud false claims act; repealing RCW
43.131.419 and
43.131.420; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW
43.131.419 (Medicaid fraud false claims act
—Termination) and 2016 c 147 s 1 & 2012 c 241 s 216; and
(2) RCW
43.131.420 (Medicaid fraud false claims act
—Repeal) and 2016 c 147 s 2 & 2012 c 241 s 217.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
Passed by the Senate February 27, 2023.
Passed by the House April 5, 2023.
Approved by the Governor April 14, 2023.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 14, 2023.
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