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type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the state's response to the novel coronavirus."
description: "Concerning the state's response to the novel coronavirus."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2965"
citation: "Washington HB 2965 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cody"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-03-02"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8b0577f-2e06-480b-8d02-c563c59c4358"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2965&year=2019"
source_hash: "73d049b003743f200be035f40a61671da7158cf81d79c98f3e6fc957453f8ee2"
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 2965 (2019-2020) — Concerning the state's response to the novel coronavirus.
## 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/2965.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2965.E.htm)
## Votes
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Cody — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Dufault — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Maycumber — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Schmick — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-02** First Reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-03** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-11** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2020-03-12** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2020-03-12** Rules suspended.
- **2020-03-12** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2020-03-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-12** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-12** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-17** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-17** Chapter 7, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-17** Effective date 3/17/2020. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8b0577f-2e06-480b-8d02-c563c59c4358`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).