---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting relative placements in child welfare proceedings."
description: "Supporting relative placements in child welfare proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1747"
citation: "Washington HB 1747 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "JUVENILES AND JUVENILE COURT", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Self"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19c8bd1f-01a7-4afa-9c57-d116a8a70335"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1747&year=2021"
source_hash: "4b122a00860f190252352b18762528ef778eada0eb50e1f2d5aa0a6970ae743a"
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 1747 (2021-2022) — Supporting relative placements in child welfare proceedings.

## 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/1747.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1747-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ortiz-Self — primary (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Children, Youth & Families. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** CYF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (CYF 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 6:00 PM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** HSRR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 127, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-16T23:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 06:00 PM
- **2022-02-18T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation 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/19c8bd1f-01a7-4afa-9c57-d116a8a70335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).