---
type: "Bill"
title: "Strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in the state patrol workforce."
description: "Strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in the state patrol workforce."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2057"
citation: "Washington HB 2057 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENTERPRISE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "MINORITIES", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "STUDIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Valdez"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79256ba9-5839-4315-82fe-eab556d28b00"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2057&year=2021"
source_hash: "798a1a02b6e6ff040fe3a05a9235a1a6e876cf8ed22c139de92d91c8dcff8983"
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 2057 (2021-2022) — Strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in the state patrol workforce.

## 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/2057.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2057-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#25) — **84–14** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#28) — **36–12** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **82–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Valdez — primary (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+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`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (TR 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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, 84; nays, 14; 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`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 146, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-24T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-01T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-17T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM
- **2022-02-22T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 04:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79256ba9-5839-4315-82fe-eab556d28b00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).