---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing voluntary exemptions to the long-term services and supports trust program for certain populations."
description: "Establishing voluntary exemptions to the long-term services and supports trust program for certain populations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1733"
citation: "Washington HB 1733 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT", "INSURANCE", "LONG-TERM CARE", "MARRIAGE AND MARRIED PERSONS", "MILITARY", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f426a62d-4d02-467d-81ec-22a99e31142e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1733&year=2021"
source_hash: "540758fb223211a64d93622380ce7a1b7c636f46869233ec521cd7036a7fa11a"
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 1733 (2021-2022) — Establishing voluntary exemptions to the long-term services and supports trust program for certain populations.

## 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/1733.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1733-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1733-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **67–29** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **38–11** (pass) · upper
- 972 Gildon Pg 3 Ln 11 (#5) — **21–28** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 22). `substitution`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 2, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 1/27/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-11T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-01-13T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-01-24T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2022-01-25T21:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f426a62d-4d02-467d-81ec-22a99e31142e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).