---
type: "Bill"
title: "Deterring catalytic converter theft."
description: "Deterring catalytic converter theft."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1815"
citation: "Washington HB 1815 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "METALS", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryu"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/691b1013-9988-4239-a382-d68c561668b0"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1815&year=2021"
source_hash: "f8e20648f3ee8d112deb8e0e49f582c1a4cc76dd6993831344e21faad51f171c"
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 1815 (2021-2022) — Deterring catalytic converter theft.

## 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/1815.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1815-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1815-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1815-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **68–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ryu — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)
- Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (TR 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 68; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:30 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:00 PM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** TRAN - 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 by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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 221, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 3/30/2022*. `became-law`
- **2022-01-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-03T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-21T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:30 AM
- **2022-02-24T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-26T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T18:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/691b1013-9988-4239-a382-d68c561668b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).