A bill that would require pharmacies across Washington to translate medical information, such as prescription bottle directions, passed out of committee this week and is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor.

The bill was crafted by medical students at the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.

Aditha Vegaraju, Domeg Moore, Fatima Elwalid, Carmen Abbe, Bailey Hall and Aivi Tran spearheaded the research and writing of the bill. They are members of the Language Access Team from the regional chapter of Health Equity Circle, a student nonprofit with chapters in Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Denver and Laramie, Wyoming.