---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning a comprehensive study of aerial imaging technology uses for state agencies, special purpose districts, and local and tribal governments."
description: "Concerning a comprehensive study of aerial imaging technology uses for state agencies, special purpose districts, and local and tribal governments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1629"
citation: "Washington HB 1629 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AERONAUTICS", "COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "INDIANS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY", "SPECIAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS", "STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS", "STUDIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dolan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8492e1fa-86b1-43fe-9993-47eb2bce69b4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1629&year=2021"
source_hash: "1e5aa6c05d951fb355b1f0edbcdbd38051ccaa4f4cd8d7da298cdb869022c861"
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 1629 (2021-2022) — Concerning a comprehensive study of aerial imaging technology uses for state agencies, special purpose districts, and local and tribal governments.

## 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/1629.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1629-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1629-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **40–8** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **72–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dolan — primary (person)
- Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** CED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (CED 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 72; nays, 26; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 261, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-18T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-18T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-18T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8492e1fa-86b1-43fe-9993-47eb2bce69b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).