---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning false reporting of a crime or emergency."
description: "Concerning false reporting of a crime or emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2632"
citation: "Washington HB 2632 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "EMERGENCIES", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES", "SENTENCING", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Valdez"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee790ec9-605a-4a4b-8148-539c1d6d29ff"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2632&year=2019"
source_hash: "dd8c303bd2cc95102fbc0e4f88212c36e2ab9089625b26d8ed6a75d18e6591bd"
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 2632 (2019-2020) — Concerning false reporting of a crime or emergency.

## 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/2632.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2632-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#37) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Valdez — primary (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Entenman — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Irwin — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Pellicciotti — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-06** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-14** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-20** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **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, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-03-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-11** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-11** Passed final passage; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** 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 344, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-06T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice 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/ee790ec9-605a-4a4b-8148-539c1d6d29ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).