---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts."
description: "Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1621"
citation: "Washington HB 1621 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryu"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3b43ed5-bbaf-49b5-bc70-398c80184a49"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1621&year=2023"
source_hash: "5b83b52af1d9259781612e64646524d782853174eda2fe01b33b10c0e70bdacf"
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 1621 (2023-2024) — Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts.

## 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/1621.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1621-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1621-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#30) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryu — primary (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-10** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-10** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted (LG 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** LGLT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-13** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 255, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3b43ed5-bbaf-49b5-bc70-398c80184a49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).