---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a suicide-safer homes project account to support prevention efforts and develop strategies for reducing access to lethal means. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Creating a suicide-safer homes task force and project to support prevention efforts and develop strategies for reducing access to lethal means. )"
description: "Creating a suicide-safer homes project account to support prevention efforts and develop strategies for reducing access to lethal means. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Creating a suicide-safer homes task force and project to support prevention efforts and develop strategies for reducing access to lethal means. )"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1612"
citation: "Washington HB 1612 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "FIREARMS", "MENTAL HEALTH", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "DRUGS", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orwall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05e456f9-eebe-40f3-bc35-45736765622a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1612&year=2017"
source_hash: "54d2bd1203fd5017905b9da79134b3dc2521c5f514ec829315c6caec6d857c13"
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 1612 (2017-2018) — Creating a suicide-safer homes project account to support prevention efforts and develop strategies for reducing access to lethal means. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Creating a suicide-safer homes task force and project to support prevention efforts and develop strategies for reducing access to lethal means. )

## 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/1612.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1612-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1612-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1612-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **82–13** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#33) — **88–9** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#36) — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Orwall — primary (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Haler — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-22** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-16** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-22** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-22** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-22** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** HSMH - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-04-04** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 82; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-10** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter 262, 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/05e456f9-eebe-40f3-bc35-45736765622a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).