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type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding eligibility for property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens by modifying income thresholds for eligibility to allow deductions for common health care-related expenses."
description: "Expanding eligibility for property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens by modifying income thresholds for eligibility to allow deductions for common health care-related expenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1438"
citation: "Washington HB 1438 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "SENIOR CITIZENS", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orcutt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb1f28e1-dec6-4918-b304-30db8fcba276"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1438&year=2021"
source_hash: "73558f1b25db2805ab287ef8d3bf3aca23093cedf6bf676df90e79692b232b69"
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 1438 (2021-2022) — Expanding eligibility for property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens by modifying income thresholds for eligibility to allow deductions for common health care-related expenses.
## 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/1438.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1438-S.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage without Senate Amendments (#9) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Orcutt — primary (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Sutherland — cosponsor (person)
- Volz — cosponsor (person)
- Young — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Finance. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (FIN 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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.
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **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, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+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 220, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2021-02-18T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-22T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-15T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-18T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb1f28e1-dec6-4918-b304-30db8fcba276`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).