---
type: "Bill"
title: "Defining family resource centers."
description: "Defining family resource centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1237"
citation: "Washington HB 1237 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eslick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43bf286f-e54e-43c0-95be-7d25b22ae3cc"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1237&year=2021"
source_hash: "005170a97baf57d2d5a18c364bbb96fcf4b832a13df9d869bd8c0128d6ee295e"
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 1237 (2021-2022) — Defining family resource centers.

## 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/1237.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eslick — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Rude — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Children, Youth & Families. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** CYF - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **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`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 39, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-27T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 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

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43bf286f-e54e-43c0-95be-7d25b22ae3cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).