---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernizing the statewide 911 emergency communications system."
description: "Modernizing the statewide 911 emergency communications system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1703"
citation: "Washington HB 1703 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "TAXES - TELEPHONE ACCESS LINE USE", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orwall"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-27T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83214e20-efc6-4679-a8f8-a8602c532ccf"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1703&year=2021"
source_hash: "780f7499cf20f6d7fe7977e58fc314f77756b45398ad1c6f336b87470f080985"
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 1703 (2021-2022) — Modernizing the statewide 911 emergency communications system.

## 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/1703.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1703-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **94–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Orwall — primary (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-27T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** CED - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 203, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-24T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-01-27T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-18T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections 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/83214e20-efc6-4679-a8f8-a8602c532ccf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).