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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning state agency collection, use, and retention of biometric identifiers."
+description: "Concerning state agency collection, use, and retention of biometric identifiers."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 2213"
+citation: "Washington HB 2213 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS", "IDENTIFICATION", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-05-12"
+last_action: "2017-06-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31edb6b8-7382-4c77-b042-99fa9d7b534e"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2213&year=2017"
+source_hash: "6ba6d71805b02285b52bb182a5652adacade5ec2f192997decdbbd78a4563281"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
+---
+
+# Washington HB 2213 (2017-2018) — Concerning state agency collection, use, and retention of biometric identifiers.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2213.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage (#25) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Smith — primary (person)
+- Haler — cosponsor (person)
+- Morris — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-05-12** First reading, referred to Rules Review. `reading-1`
+- **2017-05-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-05-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-05-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
+- **2017-05-29** First Reading.
+- **2017-05-29** Held at the Desk.
+- **2017-06-13** Rules suspended.
+- **2017-06-13** Placed on second reading.
+- **2017-06-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-06-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2017-06-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2017-06-16** President signed. `passage`
+- **2017-06-16** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2017-06-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2017-06-27** Chapter 1, 2017 Laws 2nd Special Session. `became-law`
+- **2017-06-27** Effective date 7/23/2017**. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31edb6b8-7382-4c77-b042-99fa9d7b534e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+