---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing secondary trauma in the K-12 workforce."
description: "Addressing secondary trauma in the K-12 workforce."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1363"
citation: "Washington HB 1363 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "MENTAL HEALTH", "SCHOOL DIRECTORS' ASSOCIATION", "WASHINGTON STATE", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Self"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39eb97d2-229e-4c8c-ae77-ea5a4e3d683b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1363&year=2021"
source_hash: "ba09f74460581271c1ad908587b8c4929d6715aad427a8ad516535b467ecc2b8"
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 1363 (2021-2022) — Addressing secondary trauma in the K-12 workforce.

## 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/1363.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1363-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **58–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ortiz-Self — primary (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+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** 1st substitute bill substituted (ED 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, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **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, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 129, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-09T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-17T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39eb97d2-229e-4c8c-ae77-ea5a4e3d683b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).