---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the standard for use of force by peace officers."
description: "Modifying the standard for use of force by peace officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2037"
citation: "Washington HB 2037 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT", "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goodman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/177a8719-18f1-4c66-961c-238a1ee75697"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2037&year=2021"
source_hash: "635af3d54f5b75183bb0d23811e746177be4807502c15e0daf1cd97c470a183a"
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 2037 (2021-2022) — Modifying the standard for use of force by peace officers.

## 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/2037.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2037-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2037-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **87–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Goodman — primary (person)
- Sutherland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (PS 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 9:30 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+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`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **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, 32; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 80, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 3/17/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-25T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-03T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-21T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 09:30 AM
- **2022-02-24T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/177a8719-18f1-4c66-961c-238a1ee75697`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).