republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1860.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Preventing homelessness among persons discharging from inpatient behavioral health settings."
description: "Preventing homelessness among persons discharging from inpatient behavioral health settings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1860"
citation: "Washington HB 1860 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES", "HOMELESS PERSONS", "HOMES AND HOUSING", "MENTAL HEALTH", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18f09fda-8f3b-464f-8500-fdd2cf8d1402"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1860&year=2021"
source_hash: "6bf881143f48918ad8bb9e5ca5f3653d6d5ca5fb4acd7bcd8abb292817741e2c"
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 1860 (2021-2022) — Preventing homelessness among persons discharging from inpatient behavioral health settings.

## 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/1860.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1860-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1860-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **91–7** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#49) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **90–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davis — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2022-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
- **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`
- **2022-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 22). `substitution`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 6:00 PM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 12:30 PM.
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** BH - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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) by Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+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, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+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 215, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-20T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-05T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2022-02-07T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
- **2022-02-16T23:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 06:00 PM
- **2022-02-18T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-24T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 12:30 PM
- **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/18f09fda-8f3b-464f-8500-fdd2cf8d1402`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).