---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning email communication by the office of the insurance commissioner."
description: "Concerning email communication by the office of the insurance commissioner."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1266"
citation: "Washington HB 1266 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Santos"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e22c8776-77eb-4c67-9432-ad1b02defec4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1266&year=2023"
source_hash: "56fa55f34e60a786ea7ca9e06cde5be9f1ad133a0c4c06b16de58043dd08e6cb"
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 1266 (2023-2024) — Concerning email communication by the office of the insurance commissioner.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1266.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1266-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1266-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Santos — primary (person)
- Corry — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-25** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-01** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-02** CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2023-02-14** Placed on second reading suspension calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted (CPB 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-14** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-14** BFGT - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-27** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-06** Chapter 27, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-06** Effective date 7/1/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e22c8776-77eb-4c67-9432-ad1b02defec4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).