---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing enrollment declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic."
description: "Addressing enrollment declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1476"
citation: "Washington HB 1476 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "INDIANS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)", "TAXES - PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dolan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff438159-665b-4a89-a5d4-f5084e311888"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1476&year=2021"
source_hash: "79d4d42b9279e26c23c35d9ac757b42819d24f2c32094961add90ba233edb90c"
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 1476 (2021-2022) — Addressing enrollment declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## 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/1476.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1476-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1476-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dolan — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 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; 1st 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`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+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, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate insists on its position and asks House to concur.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+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 221, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-09T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-22T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff438159-665b-4a89-a5d4-f5084e311888`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).