republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1078.md

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Bill	Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.	Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2021-2022	HB 1078	Washington HB 1078 (2021-2022)	bill	CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND JAILS CRIMINAL OFFENDERS ELECTIONS	enacted	Simmons	3	33	6	2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00	2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/40539903-55af-4d0e-8195-1a4ccd0eec39	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1078&year=2021	beea7f99dc339100cded34eb252bbfcc2c61ca94f22424e3c20ee5e36c1f1ddd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington HB 1078 (2021-2022) — Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — 57–41 (pass) · lower
• 481 Short Pg 3 Ln 16 (#3) — 22–27 (fail) · upper
• 486 Wagoner Pg 3 Ln 16 (#4) — 22–27 (fail) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — 27–22 (pass) · upper
• Shall the Main Question be Put (#6) — 28–19 (pass) · upper
• 491 Padden Pg 3 Ln 16 (#5) — 22–27 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

• Simmons — primary (person)
• Bateman — cosponsor (person)
• Berg — cosponsor (person)
• Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
• Berry — cosponsor (person)
• Callan — cosponsor (person)
• Chopp — cosponsor (person)
• Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Dolan — cosponsor (person)
• Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
• Frame — cosponsor (person)
• Goodman — cosponsor (person)
• Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
• Hackney — cosponsor (person)
• Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
• J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
• Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
• Macri — cosponsor (person)
• Morgan — cosponsor (person)
• Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
• Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
• Peterson — cosponsor (person)
• Pollet — cosponsor (person)
• Ramel — cosponsor (person)
• Ramos — cosponsor (person)
• Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
• Ryu — cosponsor (person)
• Santos — cosponsor (person)
• Sells — cosponsor (person)
• Senn — cosponsor (person)
• Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
• Springer — cosponsor (person)
• Stonier — cosponsor (person)
• Taylor — cosponsor (person)
• Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
• Valdez — cosponsor (person)
• Walen — cosponsor (person)
• Wicks — cosponsor (person)
• Wylie — cosponsor (person)
• Young — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-05T05:00:00+00:00 Prefiled for introduction. filing
• 2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. reading-1
• 2021-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM.
• 2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM.
• 2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00 SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to Rules 2 Review. referral-committee
• 2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. reading-2
• 2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 1st substitute bill substituted (SGOV 21). substitution
• 2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
• 2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. reading-1
• 2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
• 2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
• 2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00 SGE - Majority; do pass. committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-03-15T04:00:00+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
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Held on calendar.
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2021-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Chapter 10, 2021 Laws. became-law
• 2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Effective date 1/1/2022. became-law
• 2021-01-14T15:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM
• 2021-01-21T15:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM
• 2021-03-10T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
• 2021-03-12T15:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/40539903-55af-4d0e-8195-1a4ccd0eec39. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).