---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning health system transparency."
description: "Concerning health system transparency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1272"
citation: "Washington HB 1272 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "HEALTH CARE", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "HOSPITALS", "MINORITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Macri"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96eed09f-fbbe-4dd6-8a5f-12292dff94d7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1272&year=2021"
source_hash: "5a4f9230185c7163d75461764345afc27f731d2d532bf1973fdc3a09e93ca556"
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 1272 (2021-2022) — Concerning health system transparency.

## 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/1272.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **58–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **27–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Macri — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+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 (APP 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, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+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). `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`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 41; 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`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 162, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-04T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-10T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-26T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+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/96eed09f-fbbe-4dd6-8a5f-12292dff94d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).