---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bolstering economic recovery."
description: "Bolstering economic recovery."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1151"
citation: "Washington HB 1151 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "GOVERNOR", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leavitt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0be7fe2f-ae2f-428f-8aae-fc91923c2385"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1151&year=2021"
source_hash: "cd7cfd5b5f3aa8dcbebbd97506cc07ceb17d51555a8a8ed77bb6c001b01c7e61"
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 1151 (2021-2022) — Bolstering economic recovery.

## 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/1151.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1151-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **34–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Leavitt — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Entenman — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+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** 1st substitute bill substituted (HHSV 21). `substitution`
- **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, 82; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** HSRR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 9, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021*. `became-law`
- **2021-01-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-08T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-02-09T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-03-12T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-16T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-18T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-22T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0be7fe2f-ae2f-428f-8aae-fc91923c2385`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).