---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning urban and community forestry."
description: "Concerning urban and community forestry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1216"
citation: "Washington HB 1216 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOREST LAND", "FOREST PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS", "INDIANS", "NATURAL RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramos"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45990922-a656-4868-918d-9d7da241a1cb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1216&year=2021"
source_hash: "23e2ffeefb9a2510d6787c16244d8486aa54aff1c8314a4f2b3186e1368e60a2"
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 1216 (2021-2022) — Concerning urban and community forestry.

## 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/1216.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1216-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1216-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1216-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **61–37** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **72–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ramos — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 72; nays, 25; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `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`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 61; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 209, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-03T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-16T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-04-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45990922-a656-4868-918d-9d7da241a1cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).