---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning opioid treatment programs."
description: "Concerning opioid treatment programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1427"
citation: "Washington HB 1427 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT", "DRUGS", "ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cody"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-19"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93d97cf7-d11e-4c21-a821-9cd66a273277"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1427&year=2017"
source_hash: "682a17d1a8a5c2439ae2da18b8a80b131246a2f2eb7631af535b153849ca248d"
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 1427 (2017-2018) — Concerning opioid treatment programs.

## 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/1427.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1427-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1427-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#2) — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#33) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **88–8** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cody — primary (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-19** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-17** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-17** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2017-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Health Care. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** HLTH - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-28** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-29** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-04-04** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-04-04** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-12** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2017-04-19** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2017-04-19** Rules suspended.
- **2017-04-19** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-04-19** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-20** Passed final passage; yeas, 88; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-23** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Chapter 297, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-16** 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/93d97cf7-d11e-4c21-a821-9cd66a273277`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).