republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1881.md

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Bill	Creating a new health profession for birth doulas.	Creating a new health profession for birth doulas.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2021-2022	HB 1881	Washington HB 1881 (2021-2022)	bill	HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOMEN	enacted	Harris-Talley	3	35	3	2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00	2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/9d99951f-2d20-453b-b86b-0323069b4711	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1881&year=2021	f42d0c66651664eac546f8f01b8954e744d04bf073114a5d8451ef8f91613664	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington HB 1881 (2021-2022) — Creating a new health profession for birth doulas.

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 (#3) — 85–8 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — 57–41 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Harris-Talley — primary (person)
• Berg — cosponsor (person)
• Berry — cosponsor (person)
• Chase — cosponsor (person)
• Chopp — cosponsor (person)
• Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Entenman — cosponsor (person)
• Frame — cosponsor (person)
• Goodman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Macri — cosponsor (person)
• Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
• Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
• Peterson — cosponsor (person)
• Pollet — cosponsor (person)
• Ramel — cosponsor (person)
• Ryu — cosponsor (person)
• Senn — cosponsor (person)
• Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Stonier — cosponsor (person)
• Taylor — cosponsor (person)
• Wicks — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. reading-1
• 2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM.
• 2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
• 2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 Referred to Rules 2 Review. referral-committee
• 2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. reading-2
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 1st substitute bill substituted (HCW 22). substitution
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. reading-3
• 2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 5. reading-3
• 2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. reading-1
• 2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
• 2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken 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
• 2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; do not pass. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 Minority; without recommendation. committee-passage-unfavorable
• 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
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments.
• 2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. 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 217, 2022 Laws. became-law
• 2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Effective date 6/9/2022*. became-law
• 2022-01-27T15:00:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM
• 2022-01-31T18:30:00+00:00 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 01:30 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
• 2022-02-23T13:00:00+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/9d99951f-2d20-453b-b86b-0323069b4711. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).