---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning commercially sexually exploited children."
description: "Concerning commercially sexually exploited children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1775"
citation: "Washington HB 1775 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMELESS PERSONS", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "VICTIMS OF CRIMES", "CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orwall"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 69
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9cf2400-c686-4333-9610-b8dd46682eb0"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1775&year=2019"
source_hash: "43d8e0a3b79913f03583982642207eaca8892f67dba8a473ad05346ad995ac20"
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 1775 (2019-2020) — Concerning commercially sexually exploited children.

## 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/1775.htm)
2. **Engrossed Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1775-S3.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1775-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1775-S.htm)
5. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1775-S3.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Orwall — primary (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-16** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-01-16** Referred to Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-01-28** HSEL - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-31** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-18** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-20** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-16** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-01-16** Referred to Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-01-28** HSEL - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-31** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-18** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-28** HSEL - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-31** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-18** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-10** APP - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-18** 3rd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-18** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-18** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-18** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HSRR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-06** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2020-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-03** Chapter 331, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 6/11/2020. `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
- **2019-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-10T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations 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
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+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
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+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/d9cf2400-c686-4333-9610-b8dd46682eb0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).