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type: "Bill"
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title: "Addressing the definition of veteran."
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description: "Addressing the definition of veteran."
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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 2701"
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citation: "Washington HB 2701 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS", "MILITARY", "VETERANS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bergquist"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-01-12"
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last_action: "2018-03-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0dd6bcd-ca8f-4647-9312-a8e060277cc9"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2701&year=2017"
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source_hash: "1d940a8def39a5bea2487dd1a1b8b375248945a5a7b6227540175f94bd9acfcd"
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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 2701 (2017-2018) — Addressing the definition of veteran.
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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/2701.htm)
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2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2701-S.E.htm)
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3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2701-S.htm)
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## Votes
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- Final Passage (#30) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bergquist — primary (person)
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- Holy — cosponsor (person)
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- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
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- Lytton — cosponsor (person)
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- Maycumber — cosponsor (person)
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- McDonald — cosponsor (person)
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- Muri — cosponsor (person)
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- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
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- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-12** First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
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- **2018-01-25** CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2018-01-30** Referred to Appropriations.
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- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.
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- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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- **2018-02-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
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- **2018-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
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- **2018-01-25** CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
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- **2018-01-30** Referred to Appropriations.
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- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.
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- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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- **2018-02-13** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
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- **2018-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
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- **2018-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
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- **2018-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2018-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-16** First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-20** SGTE - Majority; do pass.
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- **2018-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
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- **2018-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass.
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- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
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- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2018-03-07** President signed. `passage`
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- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
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- **2018-03-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2018-03-13** Chapter 61, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2018-03-13** Effective date 6/7/2018. `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/b0dd6bcd-ca8f-4647-9312-a8e060277cc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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