---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning private detention facilities."
description: "Concerning private detention facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2576"
citation: "Washington HB 2576 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Self"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2aad292e-2b2c-4c09-8c42-ea308f52aa45"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2576&year=2019"
source_hash: "edf791c18a52e2e1000d6ab5fa32488f2e7df4878ed8a65e813303d5a41d0be7"
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 2576 (2019-2020) — Concerning private detention facilities.

## 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/2576.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2576-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2576-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#49) — **30–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ortiz-Self — primary (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-10** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-02-10** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-16** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-10** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-02-10** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-16** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-25** 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** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 284, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-02-03T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 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

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2aad292e-2b2c-4c09-8c42-ea308f52aa45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).