---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying patronizing a prostitute provisions."
description: "Modifying patronizing a prostitute provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1184"
citation: "Washington HB 1184 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orwall"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-13"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3e96c6a-ca61-4bb0-9af1-f613e3795049"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1184&year=2017"
source_hash: "fe724bd11a80e103b56f1960f6f0ff1feb7aa2202354f7611bed779d9d6138dd"
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 1184 (2017-2018) — Modifying patronizing a prostitute provisions.

## 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/1184.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1184-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#4) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Orwall — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Mosbrucker — cosponsor (person)
- Pellicciotti — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-13** First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-01-19** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-01-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-02** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-01-19** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-01-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-02-02** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-02-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-02-06** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-05** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter 232, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-05** 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/a3e96c6a-ca61-4bb0-9af1-f613e3795049`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).