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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the authority of local governments to require criminal history background checks."
description: "Concerning the authority of local governments to require criminal history background checks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1620"
citation: "Washington HB 1620 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/890a2d35-6e31-4d45-9cdf-1ef415e455c8"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1620&year=2017"
source_hash: "c87b8fac94dd6d5dfd76f866ffe502e9a01adc5644e7cc66c40e3e4b8bba0667"
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 1620 (2017-2018) — Concerning the authority of local governments to require criminal history background checks.
## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1620.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1620.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1620-S.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **490** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#1) — **6929** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **481** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **7224** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lovick — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Haler — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stambaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-14** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill not substituted.
- **2017-03-01** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-06** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** LGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2017-04-19** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2017-04-19** Rules suspended.
- **2017-04-19** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-04-19** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-04-19** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-20** Passed final passage; yeas, 72; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-23** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-16** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-16** Chapter 332, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-16** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`
- **2017-02-09** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-14** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill not substituted.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/890a2d35-6e31-4d45-9cdf-1ef415e455c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).