---
type: "Bill"
title: "Entering abandoned cemeteries for authorized purposes."
description: "Entering abandoned cemeteries for authorized purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1801"
citation: "Washington HB 1801 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orcutt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96578eb2-b504-43f9-92d5-ea9d72a523af"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1801&year=2019"
source_hash: "830083f42621b79fdbaf24723bf3b6287fdb97119f5b0af8ecb9375cce816567"
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 1801 (2019-2020) — Entering abandoned cemeteries for authorized purposes.

## 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/1801.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1801.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#38) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Orcutt — primary (person)
- DeBolt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-22** SGOV - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** LGOV - Majority; do pass.
- **2019-03-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-03-20** 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`
- **2019-04-18** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-04-24** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-24** Chapter 129, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
- **2019-04-24** Effective date 4/24/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-02-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96578eb2-b504-43f9-92d5-ea9d72a523af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).