---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing the national 988 system to enhance and expand behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention services."
description: "Implementing the national 988 system to enhance and expand behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1477"
citation: "Washington HB 1477 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES", "GOVERNOR", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "INSURANCE", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "TAXES - EXCISE", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orwall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 70
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bea132e-9966-4b04-bc9b-e4b98dd94db4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1477&year=2021"
source_hash: "96f2acbc822b1c1c9519d17e4687c1478e791791da0673f7c9389d35e703f55b"
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 1477 (2021-2022) — Implementing the national 988 system to enhance and expand behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention services.

## 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/1477.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1477-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1477-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1477-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#8) — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#7) — **71–25** (pass) · lower
- 449 Orcutt Pg 12 Ln 8 (#1) — **44–52** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **78–18** (pass) · lower
- 865 Braun Pg 4 Ln 17 (#23) — **25–24** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) — **27–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Orwall — primary (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — 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 Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** BH - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `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`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments. Asks Senate for Conference thereon.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Macri, Orwall, Schmick.
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee request granted.
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Senators Dhingra, Robinson, Wagoner.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 8:30 AM 4/23/2021.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senators Dhingra, Robinson; Representatives Macri, Orwall. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 8:59 AM 4/23/2021.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 71; nays, 25; absent, 0; excused, 2.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 302, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+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
- **2021-02-08T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-26T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 10:30 AM
- **2021-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2021-04-12T13:00:00+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/1bea132e-9966-4b04-bc9b-e4b98dd94db4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).