---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarifying the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker for individuals with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, behavioral health, or other related areas."
description: "Clarifying the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker for individuals with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, behavioral health, or other related areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1349"
citation: "Washington HB 1349 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SENIOR CITIZENS", "MENTAL HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Schmick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0be014a-0991-4b39-829e-1dd254476cfb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1349&year=2019"
source_hash: "858cf22d3884f89037a1fbc50d2553960521643dad4d6511adca734c67157530"
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 1349 (2019-2020) — Clarifying the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker for individuals with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, behavioral health, or other related areas.

## 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/1349.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#16) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Schmick — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** HCW - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-02-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-05** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-06** Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
- **2019-03-22** BH - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-03-29** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-03** Chapter 12, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-03** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-29T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-06T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-15T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0be014a-0991-4b39-829e-1dd254476cfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).