---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning architect registration."
description: "Concerning architect registration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1148"
citation: "Washington HB 1148 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kirby"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f6c51e5-e9a1-46b5-872b-37b47f546778"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1148&year=2019"
source_hash: "8461ce4d478ca17cddfbe2273dcbb1951300842623ac229d566e650f6425ddc3"
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 1148 (2019-2020) — Concerning architect registration.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1148.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1148-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#19) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kirby — primary (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Vick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-23** CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-23** CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-05** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-09** First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** LBRC - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-09** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2019-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Chapter 67, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-19** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-23T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
- **2019-01-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-26T12:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:30 AM
- **2019-03-26T12:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 08:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f6c51e5-e9a1-46b5-872b-37b47f546778`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).