---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the rights of Washingtonians during the United States census."
description: "Concerning the rights of Washingtonians during the United States census."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2527"
citation: "Washington HB 2527 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT", "OFFICE", "CENSUS", "SECRETARY OF STATE", "SENTENCING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramos"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d04afaf-9a9d-4c7b-aa36-ae1726c72bd9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2527&year=2019"
source_hash: "5a13083b940ff98e89552969c841f9087045abaab653f4b64372002204f19c04"
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 2527 (2019-2020) — Concerning the rights of Washingtonians during the United States census.

## 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/2527.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2527-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **66–30** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#46) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) — **68–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ramos — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Tarleton — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-28** SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-28** SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-01-28** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-14** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** SGTE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-03** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 68; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 34, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 3/18/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections 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/4d04afaf-9a9d-4c7b-aa36-ae1726c72bd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).