---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning powers of the legislative committee on economic development and international relations."
description: "Concerning powers of the legislative committee on economic development and international relations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1798"
citation: "Washington HB 1798 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATURE", "TOURISM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryu"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b565d5e-07e6-41af-a16b-d885ece94970"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1798&year=2021"
source_hash: "647805350a80790be06118f4c5837dbb4013c22344bb7e9f9401010fc61bcb50"
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 1798 (2021-2022) — Concerning powers of the legislative committee on economic development and international relations.

## 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/1798.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryu — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** SGOV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** BFST - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 6, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b565d5e-07e6-41af-a16b-d885ece94970`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).