---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the definition of compounding for purposes of the practice of pharmacy."
description: "Concerning the definition of compounding for purposes of the practice of pharmacy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1445"
citation: "Washington HB 1445 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRUGS", "PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thai"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59d34720-4aa1-47cc-9213-411394950354"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1445&year=2021"
source_hash: "8cf9f86fa06f9e6f7a08a2800e7f5a0f8992a073de70b1718928023939acf723"
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 1445 (2021-2022) — Concerning the definition of compounding for purposes of the practice of pharmacy.

## 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/1445.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1445-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thai — primary (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** HCW - 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`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 21). `substitution`
- **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, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** HLTC - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; 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 78, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-08T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care 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

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59d34720-4aa1-47cc-9213-411394950354`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).