republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1072.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removing only one of the restrictions on the use of civil legal aid funds."
description: "Removing only one of the restrictions on the use of civil legal aid funds."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1072"
citation: "Washington HB 1072 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL LEGAL AID", "OFFICE", "COURTS", "IMMIGRATION", "IMMIGRANTS", "AND IMMIGRATION STATUS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lekanoff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6851d328-28b6-481d-ad8e-cfbddff0c177"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1072&year=2021"
source_hash: "f81d54d3b5558b9aad1310bfe7929c228d47b735b045215d203bb2a75ea21fe5"
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 1072 (2021-2022) — Removing only one of the restrictions on the use of civil legal aid funds.

## 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1072.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **56–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lekanoff — primary (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:30 AM.
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 58, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-01-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-01-15T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-26T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-01-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2021-03-04T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 08:30 AM
- **2021-03-11T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6851d328-28b6-481d-ad8e-cfbddff0c177`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).