---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the authorization of wheeled all-terrain vehicles on state highways."
description: "Concerning the authorization of wheeled all-terrain vehicles on state highways."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1251"
citation: "Washington HB 1251 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orcutt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f37c42a7-b5e9-4fd3-9962-9aa75033f940"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1251&year=2021"
source_hash: "6f06bd2ed7172a633909584329cacecb7f386d9b180f2bbac5ab8bb13bef0d00"
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 1251 (2021-2022) — Concerning the authorization of wheeled all-terrain vehicles on state highways.

## 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/1251.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1251.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Orcutt — primary (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Robertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 121, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2021-02-02T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2021-03-16T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f37c42a7-b5e9-4fd3-9962-9aa75033f940`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).