---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities."
description: "Concerning sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1155"
citation: "Washington HB 1155 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES", "TAXES - SALES", "TAXES - USE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Riccelli"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/102a8190-cec1-442d-94e0-41e6658c6dac"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1155&year=2021"
source_hash: "8b91690d7b3a3d539112e12aee7ba2715ec9d667eab8f0c85cf82a7ee784e900"
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 1155 (2021-2022) — Concerning sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities.

## 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/1155.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1155-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **58–39** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **56–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Riccelli — primary (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (FIN 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Held on calendar.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on committee amendment reconsidered.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 297, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-18T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-17T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-23T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/102a8190-cec1-442d-94e0-41e6658c6dac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).