---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning hazing prevention and reduction at institutions of higher education."
description: "Concerning hazing prevention and reduction at institutions of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1751"
citation: "Washington HB 1751 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "NAMED ACTS", "SPORTS AND RECREATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leavitt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbc0a128-894b-4918-9f2a-c0c3189c2dcb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1751&year=2021"
source_hash: "f382e1ddc10f6fbee9479a0bd7bbed8e10176d60522c3e1f9a87eeb51ec4eb72"
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 1751 (2021-2022) — Concerning hazing prevention and reduction at institutions of higher education.

## 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/1751.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1751-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1751-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leavitt — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** CWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** HEWD - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+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 209, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-01T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-03T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbc0a128-894b-4918-9f2a-c0c3189c2dcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).