republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1129.md

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Bill	Concerning the licensure of international medical graduates.	Concerning the licensure of international medical graduates.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2021-2022	HB 1129	Washington HB 1129 (2021-2022)	bill	CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS HEALTH DEPARTMENTS LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IMMIGRATION IMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRATION STATUS SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT	enacted	Valdez	2	35	3	2021-01-08T05:00:00+00:00	2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/de6409fd-10f7-4d1f-b122-159c40900d2c	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1129&year=2021	af4762ef38334069e61e0293779c03bbe8475c6403709dd4587e10638b88534c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington HB 1129 (2021-2022) — Concerning the licensure of international medical graduates.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — 94–4 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — 93–5 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — 33–15 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Valdez — primary (person)
• Cody — cosponsor (person)
• Goodman — cosponsor (person)
• Macri — cosponsor (person)
• Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
• Santos — cosponsor (person)
• Stonier — 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 Health Care & Wellness. reading-1
• 2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
• 2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-01-25T05:00:00+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 (HCW 21). substitution
• 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, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. reading-1
• 2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
• 2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM.
• 2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. reading-2
• 2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
• 2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments.
• 2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. passage
• 2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00 Delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 Chapter 204, 2021 Laws. became-law
• 2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00 Effective date 7/25/2021. became-law
• 2021-01-18T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
• 2021-01-20T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
• 2021-03-15T17:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:30 PM
• 2021-03-22T17:30:00+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; origin ocd-bill/de6409fd-10f7-4d1f-b122-159c40900d2c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).