---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning permissible uses of force by law enforcement and correctional officers."
description: "Concerning permissible uses of force by law enforcement and correctional officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1310"
citation: "Washington HB 1310 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL", "CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION", "DISCRIMINATION", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Johnson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 64
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17a51928-a5ac-4354-8756-1617bfe25cd2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1310&year=2021"
source_hash: "a3184f4c1c2088cce2a2d7b4d9c5408592d1dffa6e881e6a2e7d0175dd6032c0"
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 1310 (2021-2022) — Concerning permissible uses of force by law enforcement and correctional officers.

## 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/1310.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1310-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1310-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1310-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#6) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#4) — **56–41** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **55–42** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **26–23** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Johnson — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 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** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+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) by Law & Justice. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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 not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** House refuses to concur in the Senate amendments. Asks Senate for Conference thereon.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Representatives Goodman, Johnson, J., Mosbrucker.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee request granted.
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee appointed. Senators Pedersen, Dhingra, Padden.
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 10:15 AM 4/22/2021.
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signed by Senators Dhingra, Padden, Pedersen; Representatives Goodman, Johnson, J., Mosbrucker. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report; received 10:25 AM 4/22/2021.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+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 324, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-11T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety 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
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-16T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-18T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+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/17a51928-a5ac-4354-8756-1617bfe25cd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).