republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1329.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning public meeting accessibility and participation."
description: "Concerning public meeting accessibility and participation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1329"
citation: "Washington HB 1329 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NAMED ACTS", "OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wicks"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc4c79e0-3baf-4bb9-8cd2-1c35e52f46ec"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1329&year=2021"
source_hash: "14d6434dd5600d97383d06dce74c762207692c4b0c5e96b7ca6723e066b4d1c7"
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 1329 (2021-2022) — Concerning public meeting accessibility and participation.

## 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/1329.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1329-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1329-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **79–16** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#57) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **87–11** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **89–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wicks — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — 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 Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 3:30 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+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`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (LG 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 87; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 115, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022*. `became-law`
- **2021-01-26T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-15T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 03:30 PM
- **2021-03-19T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM
- **2021-03-24T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-18T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-23T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections 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/bc4c79e0-3baf-4bb9-8cd2-1c35e52f46ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).