---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the higher education retirement plans."
description: "Concerning the higher education retirement plans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1661"
citation: "Washington HB 1661 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chandler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 66
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-28"
last_action: "2020-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2979b6a0-1ec2-42c2-92b5-f255d1cf618c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1661&year=2019"
source_hash: "c55716c34e7426ec3ed29691808bbd91c49364e69ba4d0511b8a2e57e27c321e"
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 1661 (2019-2020) — Concerning the higher education retirement plans.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1661.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1661-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1661-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#39) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#4) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#47) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chandler — primary (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-28** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-25** APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-14** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-03** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-04-03** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-28** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-01-13** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-01-30** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-30** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2020-03-11** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2020-03-11** Rules suspended.
- **2020-03-11** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-03-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25** Chapter 103, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-25** Effective date 7/1/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-07T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-25T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-03T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-22T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-01-30T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2979b6a0-1ec2-42c2-92b5-f255d1cf618c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).