---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the appointment of counsel for youth in dependency court proceedings."
description: "Concerning the appointment of counsel for youth in dependency court proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1219"
citation: "Washington HB 1219 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEYS", "CHILDREN", "CIVIL LEGAL AID", "OFFICE", "COURTS", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "FOSTER CARE", "JUVENILES AND JUVENILE COURT", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frame"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6c4e8b7-6c8a-45ed-93cf-0f3376ee06a3"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1219&year=2021"
source_hash: "f88754aaf2dd0c4d6420ccdf936ff38b3d11a33b6e0ec09703337fde9bbeee88"
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 1219 (2021-2022) — Concerning the appointment of counsel for youth in dependency court proceedings.

## 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/1219.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1219-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1219-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **84–13** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — **40–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frame — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Ybarra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+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 with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+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 with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+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 with no other amendments.
- **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, 40; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 2. `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, 84; nays, 13; 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`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 210, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-09T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-16T17:30:00+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
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+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/d6c4e8b7-6c8a-45ed-93cf-0f3376ee06a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).