---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning noxious weeds."
description: "Concerning noxious weeds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1355"
citation: "Washington HB 1355 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOREST LAND", "PUBLIC LANDS", "WEEDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dent"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6defd545-8922-45db-9cad-05572fb11ffa"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1355&year=2021"
source_hash: "3a1423afc4d76c6b23acc3e9416520a0f58ef79beb40e6b5ad87e06e0598f07f"
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 1355 (2021-2022) — Concerning noxious weeds.

## 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/1355.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1355-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dent — primary (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Chandler — cosponsor (person)
- Dye — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Schmick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** RDAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (RDAN 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+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 session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** AWNP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+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). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `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, 98; nays, 0; 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 217, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-09T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+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
- **2021-03-23T17:30:00+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/6defd545-8922-45db-9cad-05572fb11ffa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).