---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the licensure of international medical graduates."
description: "Concerning the licensure of international medical graduates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1129"
citation: "Washington HB 1129 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS", "HEALTH DEPARTMENTS", "LOCAL", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "IMMIGRATION", "IMMIGRANTS", "AND IMMIGRATION STATUS", "SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Valdez"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de6409fd-10f7-4d1f-b122-159c40900d2c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1129&year=2021"
source_hash: "af4762ef38334069e61e0293779c03bbe8475c6403709dd4587e10638b88534c"
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 1129 (2021-2022) — Concerning the licensure of international medical graduates.

## 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/1129.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1129-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **93–5** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **33–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Valdez — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 204, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+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 Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2021-01-20T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-15T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de6409fd-10f7-4d1f-b122-159c40900d2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).