---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning local government fiscal flexibility."
description: "Concerning local government fiscal flexibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1069"
citation: "Washington HB 1069 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "HOMELESS PERSONS", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "LANDLORD AND TENANT", "LIENS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MENTAL HEALTH", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "TAXES - LODGING", "TAXES - PROPERTY", "TAXES - REAL ESTATE SALES EXCISE", "TAXES - SALES", "TAXES - USE", "TAXES", "GENERALLY", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pollet"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e31db238-02b0-48a0-8e85-7c8cecfe0087"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1069&year=2021"
source_hash: "d0a9e0a04f318e24372266cceaff63c2a7991917e5d5bbd4ea3288385ec42e50"
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 1069 (2021-2022) — Concerning local government fiscal flexibility.

## 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/1069.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1069-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1069-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1069-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **56–42** (pass) · lower
- 94 Robertson Pg 1 Ln 16 (#25) — **46–52** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **26–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pollet — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (FIN 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 296, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/13/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-13T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2021-01-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM
- **2021-01-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-10T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-18T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & 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/e31db238-02b0-48a0-8e85-7c8cecfe0087`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).