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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning health system transparency."
+description: "Concerning health system transparency."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "HB 1272"
+citation: "Washington HB 1272 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "HOSPITALS", "MINORITIES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Macri"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 51
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96eed09f-fbbe-4dd6-8a5f-12292dff94d7"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1272&year=2021"
+source_hash: "5a4f9230185c7163d75461764345afc27f731d2d532bf1973fdc3a09e93ca556"
+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 1272 (2021-2022) — Concerning health system transparency.
+
+## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S2.E.htm)
+3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S2.htm)
+4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **58–40** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **27–21** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Macri — primary (person)
+- Cody — cosponsor (person)
+- Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
+- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
+- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
+- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
+- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
+- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
+- Rule — cosponsor (person)
+- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
+- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
+- Thai — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
+- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
+- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
+- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
+- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
+- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
+- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 162, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
+- **2021-02-04T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
+- **2021-02-10T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
+- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
+- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
+- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
+- **2021-03-26T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
+- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
+- **2021-04-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96eed09f-fbbe-4dd6-8a5f-12292dff94d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+