---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing sexual misconduct at postsecondary educational institutions."
description: "Addressing sexual misconduct at postsecondary educational institutions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2327"
citation: "Washington HB 2327 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "RECORDS", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "STATE BOARD FOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pollet"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-09"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60474546-68b5-4a64-b653-c0ab2d99a9e3"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2327&year=2019"
source_hash: "d4bdea4a7dc0781d5243d8bc0a501a1abe5cb176aabf17095b7e5edcd1db7ec8"
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 2327 (2019-2020) — Addressing sexual misconduct at postsecondary educational institutions.

## 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/2327.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2327-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2327-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) — **35–13** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **95–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pollet — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-09** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to College & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-05** CWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by College & Workforce Development.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-05** CWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-05** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by College & Workforce Development.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HEWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **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, 35; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-03** Chapter 335, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-05T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means 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

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60474546-68b5-4a64-b653-c0ab2d99a9e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).