---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the long-term services and supports trust program."
description: "Concerning the long-term services and supports trust program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1323"
citation: "Washington HB 1323 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT", "INDIANS", "INSURANCE", "LONG-TERM CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tharinger"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf8b1d16-6377-4b7a-a07c-8a1798aecf03"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1323&year=2021"
source_hash: "ef55a35fcf53179ea221e231022bed7341b358a3e7eced41374835007ad4b8ce"
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 1323 (2021-2022) — Concerning the long-term services and supports trust program.

## 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/1323.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1323-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **58–39** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage on Reconsideration (#18) — **56–41** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) — **26–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tharinger — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Vote on third reading will be reconsidered.
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+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, 26; nays, 22; 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, 58; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 113, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-01T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-10T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-26T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care 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/cf8b1d16-6377-4b7a-a07c-8a1798aecf03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).