---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the reporting of debt information by insurers to enhance the collection of past-due child support."
description: "Concerning the reporting of debt information by insurers to enhance the collection of past-due child support."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1416"
citation: "Washington HB 1416 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "INSURANCE", "LIENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3674ddb-79c7-4686-8867-b034d98ca43d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1416&year=2021"
source_hash: "21cbe9dcc643b844978122db1ed292e2a60560f68fe5099769d5757137b3e276"
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 1416 (2021-2022) — Concerning the reporting of debt information by insurers to enhance the collection of past-due child support.

## 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/1416.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1416-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **89–9** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **90–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walen — primary (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (CRJ 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:30 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 90; nays, 7; 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`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 168, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 1/1/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-02-09T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-22T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:30 AM
- **2021-03-25T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice 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/f3674ddb-79c7-4686-8867-b034d98ca43d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).