republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1236.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination."
description: "Protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1236"
citation: "Washington HB 1236 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "LANDLORD AND TENANT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Macri"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5583a2c1-e440-43ef-bec7-5eccad39974d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1236&year=2021"
source_hash: "367a7693fce07b5b6f8462ae68c0d71637ad53887c9c8b65abc78c8d4bd42260"
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 1236 (2021-2022) — Protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination.

## 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/1236.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1236-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1236-S.htm)

## Votes

- 359 Caldier Pg 7 Ln 19 (#9) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 377 Ybarra Pg 7 Ln 19 (#11) — **47–51** (fail) · lower
- 370 Gilday Pg 7 Ln 19 (#12) — **44–54** (fail) · lower
- 352 Dufault Pg 7 Ln 29 (#1) — **45–53** (fail) · lower
- 355 Caldier Pg 10 Ln 32 (#2) — **46–52** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- 360 Caldier Pg 7 Ln 19 (#10) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Macri — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Wicks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (HHSV 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Held on second reading.
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** HLG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Held on calendar.
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+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 212, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 5/10/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-05T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-18T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government 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/5583a2c1-e440-43ef-bec7-5eccad39974d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).