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type: "Bill"
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title: "Modifying oath requirements for interpreters in legal proceedings."
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description: "Modifying oath requirements for interpreters in legal proceedings."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "HB 1285"
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citation: "Washington HB 1285 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DEAF", "DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "PROFESSIONS", "MINORITIES", "COURTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Graves"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-01-16"
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last_action: "2017-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa279696-740c-4a2e-a705-09176f8bb935"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1285&year=2017"
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source_hash: "9c34b619937bd2c78f7a76db3330675b4c5ad9aa3afc121759543912d042fa07"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
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---
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# Washington HB 1285 (2017-2018) — Modifying oath requirements for interpreters in legal proceedings.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1285.htm)
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## Votes
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- Final Passage (#7) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Graves — primary (person)
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- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
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- Haler — cosponsor (person)
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- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
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- Kirby — cosponsor (person)
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- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
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- Muri — cosponsor (person)
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- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodne — cosponsor (person)
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- Shea — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-16** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-26** JUDI - Majority; do pass.
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- **2017-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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- **2017-01-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2017-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2017-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2017-02-10** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-15** LAW - Majority; do pass.
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- **2017-03-16** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2017-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2017-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2017-04-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2017-04-11** President signed. `passage`
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- **2017-04-14** Delivered to Governor.
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- **2017-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2017-04-20** Chapter 83, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2017-04-20** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa279696-740c-4a2e-a705-09176f8bb935`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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