---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning certificates of parental improvement."
description: "Concerning certificates of parental improvement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1645"
citation: "Washington HB 1645 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEERING", "JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "BACKGROUND CHECKS", "LONG-TERM CARE", "CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Self"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b272cb5-03a5-405a-8342-bbfc36aa90bf"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1645&year=2019"
source_hash: "0643a2cc2f5b5ec201e94ccd3b79cc1158ca771b0407985f33878c1dd5ffaad3"
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 1645 (2019-2020) — Concerning certificates of parental improvement.

## 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/1645.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1645-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1645-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **63–35** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#40) — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ortiz-Self — primary (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-25** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-01-13** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-01-13** Referred to Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-02-05** HSEL - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-11** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-17** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-15** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-01-13** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-01-13** Referred to Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-02-05** HSEL - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-11** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-17** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-05** HSEL - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-11** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-17** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-19** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-29** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-29** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-29** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 270, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 1/1/2021. `became-law`
- **2019-02-12T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-31T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-05T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-11T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-11T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b272cb5-03a5-405a-8342-bbfc36aa90bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).