---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protecting the public's health by creating a system for safe and secure collection and disposal of unwanted medications."
description: "Protecting the public's health by creating a system for safe and secure collection and disposal of unwanted medications."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1047"
citation: "Washington HB 1047 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "RECORDS", "DRUGS", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-12-23"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddb6eebd-d5c7-49e5-a3d3-70dd70c20122"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1047&year=2017"
source_hash: "df40628a55b40f50bbfc4503e08fd323976c24305f30d70791791c2e5f8cb299"
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 1047 (2017-2018) — Protecting the public's health by creating a system for safe and secure collection and disposal of unwanted medications.

## 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/1047.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1047-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1047-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#13) — **86–12** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) — **84–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Farrell — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Lytton — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-23** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2017-01-09** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-15** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care & Wellness.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-13** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-15** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-15** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care & Wellness.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-13** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-11** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-09** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** On motion, referred to Rules.
- **2018-02-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2018-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-03** Passed final passage; yeas, 84; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 196, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddb6eebd-d5c7-49e5-a3d3-70dd70c20122`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).