republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1122.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the retirement age for state guard members."
description: "Concerning the retirement age for state guard members."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1122"
citation: "Washington HB 1122 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MILITARY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lovick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ef84b63-3c72-49e9-97d6-f901848cc077"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1122&year=2021"
source_hash: "552500fd01d946ab94228a1f400796faf5b151979a2129a2c84f28925dfa3f34"
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 1122 (2021-2022) — Concerning the retirement age for state guard members.

## 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/1122.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lovick — primary (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
- MacEwen — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2021-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+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`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:30 AM.
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 258, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-01-19T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2021-01-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-19T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-09T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:30 AM
- **2022-02-16T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ef84b63-3c72-49e9-97d6-f901848cc077`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).