republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1755.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning temporary assistance for needy families time limit extensions during times of high unemployment."
description: "Concerning temporary assistance for needy families time limit extensions during times of high unemployment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1755"
citation: "Washington HB 1755 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC ASSISTANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a7d40c5-1fb0-4437-8ce3-2a0146edd66e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1755&year=2021"
source_hash: "82b59489850300832b53d42862dfd34a2c3122fe4b4f2e40d8ddc1334e30673a"
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 1755 (2021-2022) — Concerning temporary assistance for needy families time limit extensions during times of high unemployment.

## 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/1755.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **42–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Housing, Human Services & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** HHSV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** HSRR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Chapter 24, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-13T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 01:30 PM
- **2022-01-31T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2022-02-03T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-17T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2022-02-18T15:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a7d40c5-1fb0-4437-8ce3-2a0146edd66e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).