---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying allowed uses of local tax revenue for affordable housing and related services to include the acquisition and construction of affordable housing and facilities."
description: "Modifying allowed uses of local tax revenue for affordable housing and related services to include the acquisition and construction of affordable housing and facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Washington HB 1070 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOMELESS PERSONS", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "TAXES - LODGING", "TAXES - SALES", "TAXES - USE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryu"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a0b3ef0-e23a-4a71-9245-b97f0f14574d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1070&year=2021"
source_hash: "7e906000aa086cbf0127bfa2eae0539f099e3879f0eed942e81977e90d5308cd"
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 1070 (2021-2022) — Modifying allowed uses of local tax revenue for affordable housing and related services to include the acquisition and construction of affordable housing and 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1070.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1070-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1070-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **56–42** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **36–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryu — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — 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 Finance. `reading-1`
- **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; 1st 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** 1st 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.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 27, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 4/14/2021. `became-law`
- **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
- **2021-03-16T12:00:00+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/2a0b3ef0-e23a-4a71-9245-b97f0f14574d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).