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type: "Bill"
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title: "Clarifying the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker for individuals with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, behavioral health, or other related areas."
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description: "Clarifying the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker for individuals with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, behavioral health, or other related areas."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
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legislature: "Washington Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "HB 1349"
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citation: "Washington HB 1349 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["SENIOR CITIZENS", "MENTAL HEALTH"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Schmick"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-21"
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last_action: "2019-04-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0be014a-0991-4b39-829e-1dd254476cfb"
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source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1349&year=2019"
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source_hash: "858cf22d3884f89037a1fbc50d2553960521643dad4d6511adca734c67157530"
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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 1349 (2019-2020) — Clarifying the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker for individuals with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, behavioral health, or other related areas.
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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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1349.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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- Final Passage (#16) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Schmick — primary (person)
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- Cody — cosponsor (person)
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- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
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- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-06** HCW - Majority; do pass.
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- **2019-02-08** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
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- **2019-02-15** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2019-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2019-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-05** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-06** Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
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- **2019-03-22** BH - Majority; do pass.
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- **2019-03-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
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- **2019-03-26** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
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- **2019-03-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
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- **2019-03-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-28** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2019-03-29** President signed. `passage`
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- **2019-04-01** Delivered to Governor.
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- **2019-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-03** Chapter 12, 2019 Laws. `became-law`
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- **2019-04-03** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
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- **2019-01-29T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
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- **2019-02-06T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
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- **2019-03-15T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
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- **2019-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
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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/f0be014a-0991-4b39-829e-1dd254476cfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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