republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1821.md

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Bill	Concerning the definition of established relationship for purposes of audio-only telemedicine.	Concerning the definition of established relationship for purposes of audio-only telemedicine.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2021-2022	HB 1821	Washington HB 1821 (2021-2022)	bill	HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS INSURANCE MENTAL HEALTH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER	enacted	Schmick	3	39	4	2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00	2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/0a99caaf-27dc-4406-8c02-8700c260da5b	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1821&year=2021	620c7f974a33482e0a564eb77753f9ffcdf14af7df0e2401ee5ac444a18ae2a0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington HB 1821 (2021-2022) — Concerning the definition of established relationship for purposes of audio-only telemedicine.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — 96–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Schmick — primary (person)
• Cody — cosponsor (person)
• Graham — cosponsor (person)
• Riccelli — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-06T05:00:00+00:00 Prefiled for introduction. filing
• 2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. reading-1
• 2022-01-17T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
• 2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
• 2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00 HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to Rules 2 Review. referral-committee
• 2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. reading-2
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 22). substitution
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. reading-3
• 2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. reading-1
• 2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:00 PM.
• 2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
• 2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-02-24T05:00:00+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 Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
• 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, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Senate receded from amendments.
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended.
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Returned to second reading for amendment.
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; 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, 96; nays, 0; 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
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Chapter 213, 2022 Laws. became-law
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Effective date 6/9/2022. became-law
• 2022-01-17T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 PM
• 2022-01-26T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
• 2022-02-21T18:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 01:00 PM
• 2022-02-23T13:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0a99caaf-27dc-4406-8c02-8700c260da5b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).