---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the government issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth."
description: "Concerning the government issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1031"
citation: "Washington HB 1031 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEATH", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d28e42ba-53b8-45fc-bf94-7e33e40edf0b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1031&year=2021"
source_hash: "ecf0a562b2456938d251289cda3256037e21ce2b19aa58d6647ed1edc620adec"
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 1031 (2021-2022) — Concerning the government issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1031.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **85–13** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walen — primary (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:30 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 55, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-01-13T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-14T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-10T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care 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/d28e42ba-53b8-45fc-bf94-7e33e40edf0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).