---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the rights and obligations associated with incapacitated persons and other vulnerable adults."
description: "Concerning the rights and obligations associated with incapacitated persons and other vulnerable adults."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1402"
citation: "Washington HB 1402 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VULNERABLE ADULTS", "ESTATES", "TRUSTS", "AND PROBATE", "PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP", "OFFICE", "GUARDIANSHIP", "LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDS", "OFFICE OF STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jinkins"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-19"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/200973c8-6e65-47a4-a67d-6c9f45886330"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1402&year=2017"
source_hash: "193654fe6c191fb7385c45c7016f3cfb2cc7f675c4e79669d40f32c27ff8c2fe"
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 1402 (2017-2018) — Concerning the rights and obligations associated with incapacitated persons and other vulnerable adults.

## 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/1402.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1402-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1402-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#25) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#4) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jinkins — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Haler — cosponsor (person)
- Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Kirby — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Rodne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-19** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-02** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** HSMH - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-27** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-03-30** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
- **2017-04-03** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-12** 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, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-10** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter 268, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-10** 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/200973c8-6e65-47a4-a67d-6c9f45886330`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).