---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a new health profession for birth doulas."
description: "Creating a new health profession for birth doulas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1881"
citation: "Washington HB 1881 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris-Talley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d99951f-2d20-453b-b86b-0323069b4711"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1881&year=2021"
source_hash: "f42d0c66651664eac546f8f01b8954e744d04bf073114a5d8451ef8f91613664"
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 1881 (2021-2022) — Creating a new health profession for birth doulas.

## 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/1881.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1881-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1881-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **85–8** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harris-Talley — primary (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Entenman — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+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 (HCW 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 85; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:00 PM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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 217, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2022-01-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-31T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d99951f-2d20-453b-b86b-0323069b4711`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).