---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning consumer protection with respect to the sale of dogs and cats."
description: "Concerning consumer protection with respect to the sale of dogs and cats."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1424"
citation: "Washington HB 1424 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05651307-4af4-4b2a-9abd-1f4a3327c58e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1424&year=2021"
source_hash: "1c3bb976ebad871fdc5d0097ad37d3b277b2c3f11f3554011bc0e4d75227339a"
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 1424 (2021-2022) — Concerning consumer protection with respect to the sale of dogs and cats.

## 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/1424.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1424-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **68–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walen — primary (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Ybarra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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`
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (CPB 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 68; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** BFST - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 76, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-15T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-23T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-25T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade 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/05651307-4af4-4b2a-9abd-1f4a3327c58e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).