republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1399.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous criminal convictions."
description: "Reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous criminal convictions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1399"
citation: "Washington HB 1399 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENDERS", "PROFESSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e72babdf-07fc-4dae-a339-c05404eb5e1c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1399&year=2021"
source_hash: "8c1cab71ac9211260e86d7900c0a3d5cb16af4d42c00387266215751a707eb75"
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 1399 (2021-2022) — Reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous criminal convictions.

## 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/1399.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Vick — primary (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Dufault — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
- Kirby — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Young — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** CPB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** BFST - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+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, 47; nays, 0; 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, 97; nays, 0; 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`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 194, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 1/1/2022. `became-law`
- **2021-02-08T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-15T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM
- **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
- **2021-03-18T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-25T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade 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/e72babdf-07fc-4dae-a339-c05404eb5e1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).