republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1412.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning legal financial obligations."
description: "Concerning legal financial obligations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1412"
citation: "Washington HB 1412 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "CRIMINAL OFFENDERS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "HOMELESS PERSONS", "JUDGMENTS", "SENTENCES AND SENTENCING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simmons"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 67
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dfc395b-2013-4f8b-9d0f-f396f9a8b63f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1412&year=2021"
source_hash: "bc8225f6cf0b8bcd3c81dbda8663c8e3afe0bc0386b11c95a516863c8774e244"
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 1412 (2021-2022) — Concerning legal financial obligations.

## 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/1412.htm)
2. **Engrossed Fourth Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1412-S4.E.htm)
3. **Fourth Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1412-S4.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1412-S2.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1412-S.htm)
6. **Third Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1412-S3.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **70–24** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) — **38–11** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) — **64–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simmons — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+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 action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+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** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** CRJ - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 4th substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** 4th substitute bill substituted (APP 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 70; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **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, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 64; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+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`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 260, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 1/1/2023. `became-law`
- **2021-02-03T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 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
- **2022-01-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-14T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 08:00 AM
- **2022-01-25T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-01T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-17T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-24T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM
- **2022-02-26T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-28T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7dfc395b-2013-4f8b-9d0f-f396f9a8b63f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).