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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernizing the control of certain communicable diseases."
description: "Modernizing the control of certain communicable diseases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1551"
citation: "Washington HB 1551 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "HEALTH DEPARTMENTS", "LOCAL", "CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS", "CHILDREN", "INSURANCE", "HEALTH", "STATE BOARD OF"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cody"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2020-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/425acb4b-5e1f-48fa-8cca-d9b9b19bf68c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1551&year=2019"
source_hash: "052fcade62d395fcf23b11c3f086193e20b330aa7032e9c7e7fc05d98f494171"
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 1551 (2019-2020) — Modernizing the control of certain communicable diseases.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1551.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1551-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1551-S.htm)
## Votes
- 1218 O'Ban Pg 8 Ln 8 (#38) — **22–27** (fail) · upper
- 1032 Schmick Pg 7 Ln 34 (#18) — **41–56** (fail) · lower
- 1228 Fortunato Pg 8 Ln 8 (#39) — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#40) — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- 1227 Fortunato Pg 7 Ln 31 (#37) — **22–27** (fail) · upper
- 1061 Cody Pg 7 Ln 34 (#19) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cody — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-24** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-19** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-21** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-19** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-19** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2020-01-21** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-14** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-24** HLTC - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-24** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-25** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-19** Chapter 76, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-19** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2019-02-08T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2019-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-24T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/425acb4b-5e1f-48fa-8cca-d9b9b19bf68c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).