---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacting the uniform electronic recordation of custodial interrogations act."
description: "Enacting the uniform electronic recordation of custodial interrogations act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1223"
citation: "Washington HB 1223 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL", "NAMED ACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 61
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e79137e9-f539-4329-b454-6aaad6854f66"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1223&year=2021"
source_hash: "166e1c229487f2916db757886347f97b3aa9710153fff5e30d15b96a527ca641"
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 1223 (2021-2022) — Enacting the uniform electronic recordation of custodial interrogations act.

## 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/1223.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1223-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate, on Reconsideration (#18) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **54–43** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **56–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** PS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 2:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (TR 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Law & Justice. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+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** Minority; do not pass. `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 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, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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, 56; nays, 41; 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`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 329, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021*. `became-law`
- **2021-02-05T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-17T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 02:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-15T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-18T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-29T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
- **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/e79137e9-f539-4329-b454-6aaad6854f66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).