---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating an office of the corrections ombuds."
description: "Creating an office of the corrections ombuds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1889"
citation: "Washington HB 1889 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT OF", "CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS", "GOVERNOR", "CRIMINAL OFFENDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pettigrew"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 72
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1d82809-39bc-493a-9acd-ad94a68061d4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1889&year=2017"
source_hash: "95a0cde5d5f2e626edf598e19599a2e52e30b9c3f19e920335341b73ba917f20"
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 1889 (2017-2018) — Creating an office of the corrections ombuds.

## 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/1889.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1889-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1889-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1889-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#19) — **76–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pettigrew — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **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.
- **2018-01-08** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-09** Referred to Public Safety.
- **2018-02-01** PS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Public Safety.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-16** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Appropriations.
- **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.
- **2018-01-08** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2018-01-09** Referred to Public Safety.
- **2018-02-01** PS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Public Safety.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-01** PS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Public Safety.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** HSC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Held on calendar.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended.
- **2018-02-28** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 79; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter 270, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-27** 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/f1d82809-39bc-493a-9acd-ad94a68061d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).