---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning security deposits and damages arising out of residential tenancies."
description: "Concerning security deposits and damages arising out of residential tenancies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2064"
citation: "Washington HB 2064 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LANDLORD AND TENANT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f9a1d10-7c4b-4110-a5ba-348dae1819b4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2064&year=2021"
source_hash: "570d9ed69eabcba6832e3e4575e7f5cc834a5f4245db389bdc9bd48f029ca80d"
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 2064 (2021-2022) — Concerning security deposits and damages arising out of residential tenancies.

## 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/2064.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2064-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2064-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HHSV 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **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, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 81, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-02-01T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-03T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-22T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-23T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government 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/7f9a1d10-7c4b-4110-a5ba-348dae1819b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).