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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts."
+description: "Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 1621"
+citation: "Washington HB 1621 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ryu"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-26"
+last_action: "2023-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3b43ed5-bbaf-49b5-bc70-398c80184a49"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1621&year=2023"
+source_hash: "5b83b52af1d9259781612e64646524d782853174eda2fe01b33b10c0e70bdacf"
+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 1621 (2023-2024) — Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts.
+
+## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1621.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1621-S.htm)
+3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1621-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#30) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ryu — primary (person)
+- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
+- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
+- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
+- Senn — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-26** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-02-10** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
+- **2023-02-10** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted (LG 23). `substitution`
+- **2023-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
+- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-03-28** LGLT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2023-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-13** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2023-04-13** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
+- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-04** Chapter 255, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023*. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3b43ed5-bbaf-49b5-bc70-398c80184a49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+