---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning inspection and testing of fire and smoke control systems and dampers."
description: "Concerning inspection and testing of fire and smoke control systems and dampers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2701"
citation: "Washington HB 2701 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACTORS", "REAL ESTATE AND REAL PROPERTY", "FIRE PROTECTION", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ormsby"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-20"
last_action: "2020-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d16c2620-c8e8-4768-97ce-c97e5d334feb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2701&year=2019"
source_hash: "af8577eb121c322c66b30175d078fee65a6e9fda00f7fdad067f483018358ad8"
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 2701 (2019-2020) — Concerning inspection and testing of fire and smoke control systems and dampers.

## 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/2701.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#39) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ormsby — primary (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-20** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-07** LG - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **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 Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** LGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-19** Chapter 88, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-19** Effective date 7/1/2021. `became-law`
- **2020-01-31T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T13:00:00+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/d16c2620-c8e8-4768-97ce-c97e5d334feb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).