Advancing oral health equity and protecting access to preventive dental care.

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HOUSE BILL 2522

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Thai, Valdez, Parshley, Ormsby, Donaghy, Fosse, and Callan

Read first time 01/16/26. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

AN ACT Relating to advancing oral health equity and protecting access to preventive dental care amid federal and private sector coverage restrictions; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:

(a) Access to preventive dental care is essential to maintaining oral health and overall health and preventing the progression of oral disease that requires more invasive, costly treatment;