---
type: "Bill"
title: "Collecting DNA samples."
description: "Collecting DNA samples."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1326"
citation: "Washington HB 1326 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "CRIMINAL OFFENDERS", "NAMED ACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klippert"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3040dba9-0f99-4785-9e05-384c0bc53b39"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1326&year=2019"
source_hash: "5d7b8fc05edc8dcb01b0c948caa0e04266948577ba61eebe7b91d4afa34413b0"
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 1326 (2019-2020) — Collecting DNA samples.

## 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/1326.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1326-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#20) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#50) — **45–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Klippert — primary (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-18** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-18** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-02-28** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-14** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-18** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-02-28** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-28** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-29** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-04-09** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-09** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-15** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2019-04-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-19** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2019-04-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-04-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-28** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2019-04-28** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-28** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Chapter 443, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-05-21** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-04T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM
- **2019-04-09T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2019-04-09T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3040dba9-0f99-4785-9e05-384c0bc53b39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).