republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1220.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations."
description: "Supporting emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1220"
citation: "Washington HB 1220 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "DISCRIMINATION", "EMERGENCIES", "GROWTH MANAGEMENT", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "LOW-INCOME PERSONS", "MINORITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9547847a-4a55-447e-b908-f20533bfc61c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1220&year=2021"
source_hash: "b0e9d390b773e2523f06294b196d1ddb978615cbcee43892da7fbe333644a5f4"
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 1220 (2021-2022) — Supporting emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations.

## 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/1220.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1220-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1220-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1220-S.htm)

## Votes

- 268 Abbarno Pg 11 Ln 24 (#21) — **41–55** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) — **25–24** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **57–39** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **57–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+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`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+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 with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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.
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 254, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-09T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations 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
- **2021-03-18T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-25T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-31T17:30:00+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/9547847a-4a55-447e-b908-f20533bfc61c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).