---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning youth eligible for developmental disability services who are expected to exit the child welfare system."
description: "Concerning youth eligible for developmental disability services who are expected to exit the child welfare system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1061"
citation: "Washington HB 1061 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "FOSTER CARE", "JUVENILES AND JUVENILE COURT", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a17ed540-b8d1-4d55-a69d-4271581e5efe"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1061&year=2021"
source_hash: "852bcbb8d9cd04794f8f4cec28e96abafb33edd60efe5bd9d9661205d0c4b61d"
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 1061 (2021-2022) — Concerning youth eligible for developmental disability services who are expected to exit the child welfare system.

## 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/1061.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1061-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1061-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)
- Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Children, Youth & Families. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** CYF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** HSRR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 56, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 01:30 PM
- **2021-01-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-11T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-02-16T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-18T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-19T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM
- **2021-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-04-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a17ed540-b8d1-4d55-a69d-4271581e5efe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).