republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1320.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modernizing, harmonizing, and improving the efficacy and accessibility of laws concerning civil protection orders."
description: "Modernizing, harmonizing, and improving the efficacy and accessibility of laws concerning civil protection orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1320"
citation: "Washington HB 1320 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC VIOLENCE", "FIREARMS", "HARASSMENT", "PROTECTION ORDERS", "SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS", "STALKING", "VULNERABLE ADULTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goodman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cec4a0c-b1a0-4c85-892f-6b383442f9c2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1320&year=2021"
source_hash: "7763b3becbc06245e41ccad4c36789eb84e94d6091eaeb2d5c9a152b189b855b"
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 1320 (2021-2022) — Modernizing, harmonizing, and improving the efficacy and accessibility of laws concerning civil protection orders.

## 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/1320.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1320-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1320-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1320-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) — **27–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **55–42** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **53–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Goodman — primary (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** LAW - 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** Minority; without recommendation. `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`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+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.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+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, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 2. `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, 55; nays, 42; 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`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 215, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/1/2022*. `became-law`
- **2021-01-27T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-16T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-25T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-30T17:30:00+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/7cec4a0c-b1a0-4c85-892f-6b383442f9c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).