---
type: "Bill"
title: "Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding."
description: "Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1368"
citation: "Washington HB 1368 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "BUDGETS", "BUSINESSES", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "LONG-TERM CARE", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ormsby"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37cb32ab-e014-4d45-9c35-2a5d6d03c831"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1368&year=2021"
source_hash: "6fa0d9f8776a6a98095b2a13bc1cd39a09fc925ecf1336132d80caf721c005d8"
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 1368 (2021-2022) — Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding.

## 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/1368.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1368-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1368-S.htm)

## Votes

- 26 Dufault Pg 2 Ln 5 (#2) — **43–54** (fail) · lower
- 23 Caldier Pg 12 Ln 28 (#5) — **43–54** (fail) · lower
- 27 Steele Pg 12 Ln 27 (#4) — **43–54** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- 24 MacEwen Pg 18 Ln 14 (#6) — **44–53** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **61–36** (pass) · lower
- 48 Wilson, L. Pg 12 Ln 14 (#6) — **22–27** (fail) · upper
- 25 Corry Pg 11 Ln 14 (#3) — **43–54** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ormsby — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Sullivan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing scheduled, but not heard in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Held on calendar.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 3, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 2/19/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-01-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-02-04T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37cb32ab-e014-4d45-9c35-2a5d6d03c831`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).