---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning enforcement of judgments."
description: "Concerning enforcement of judgments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1525"
citation: "Washington HB 1525 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "CONSUMER PROTECTION", "FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS", "JUDGMENTS", "PERSONAL PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3995da47-3157-4585-91b1-928e559ab490"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1525&year=2021"
source_hash: "85eb875ae1514d65bd584ccab1ce26f36627142d2c70a9ddd257e8c93e10464b"
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 1525 (2021-2022) — Concerning enforcement of judgments.

## 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/1525.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walen — primary (person)
- Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **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; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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 consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 50, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **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/3995da47-3157-4585-91b1-928e559ab490`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).