---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing access to behavioral health services for minors."
description: "Increasing access to behavioral health services for minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1800"
citation: "Washington HB 1800 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "MENTAL HEALTH", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eslick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25eb4050-e9ee-4efc-b9e8-e06f639d7aa6"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1800&year=2021"
source_hash: "99b09b7e20f6b47e6174e7dc354b629dc2efcb4dc4cf68daec6b56cfcc5cb129"
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 1800 (2021-2022) — Increasing access to behavioral health services for minors.

## 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/1800.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1800-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **90–4** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#54) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eslick — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — 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 Children, Youth & Families. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** CYF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Children, Youth & Families. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (CYF 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 6:00 PM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 12:30 PM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** BH - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+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 with amendment(s) by Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **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, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+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`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 134, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+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 Children, Youth & Families at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-01T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-03T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-16T23:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 06:00 PM
- **2022-02-24T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 12:30 PM
- **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/25eb4050-e9ee-4efc-b9e8-e06f639d7aa6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).