republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1139.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taking action to address lead in drinking water."
description: "Taking action to address lead in drinking water."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1139"
citation: "Washington HB 1139 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HAZARDOUS MATERIALS", "HEALTH AND SAFETY", "PUBLIC", "HEALTH", "DEPARTMENT", "INDIANS", "NAMED ACTS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "WATER", "WATER POLLUTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pollet"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2284aae-09e7-42aa-b895-ddee96cef79f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1139&year=2021"
source_hash: "40db59531b88959a8c9d48900ecd48dde24598b41b86cb528e9c913dfbe99838"
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 1139 (2021-2022) — Taking action to address lead in drinking water.

## 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/1139.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1139-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1139-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1139-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **94–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pollet — primary (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Held on second reading.
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 91; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 154, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-11T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-15T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-04-01T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
- **2021-04-02T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2284aae-09e7-42aa-b895-ddee96cef79f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).