republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1521.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting warehousing and manufacturing job centers."
description: "Supporting warehousing and manufacturing job centers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1521"
citation: "Washington HB 1521 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "TAXES - SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Entenman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53dcb40e-1be2-4086-b332-0db0f194cf6b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1521&year=2021"
source_hash: "dcdda637989787fc3ae5e0899a35225b3c0f45253f80ad38147d575a4f35f1d0"
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 1521 (2021-2022) — Supporting warehousing and manufacturing job centers.

## 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/1521.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1521-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1521-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **44–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Entenman — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Stokesbary — cosponsor (person)
- Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Finance. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **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`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (FIN 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** BFST - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2021-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+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`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 83, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/1/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-02-16T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
- **2021-02-19T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 09:00 AM
- **2021-03-11T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-16T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-23T20:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 04:00 PM
- **2021-03-27T14:00:00+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/53dcb40e-1be2-4086-b332-0db0f194cf6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).