---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the emergency waiver of graduation requirements."
description: "Concerning the emergency waiver of graduation requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1121"
citation: "Washington HB 1121 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Santos"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1562938-a740-413b-aa70-4a659c08fab0"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1121&year=2021"
source_hash: "826dd98881eac86662f8d8da1aec0354942d69b8bcf73317b7ae4b822aabd585"
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 1121 (2021-2022) — Concerning the emergency waiver of graduation requirements.

## 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/1121.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1121.E.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#1) — **85–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Santos — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Ybarra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 7, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 3/2/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-15T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
- **2021-01-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-05T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-08T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1562938-a740-413b-aa70-4a659c08fab0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).