republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1914.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Updating and expanding the motion picture competitiveness program."
description: "Updating and expanding the motion picture competitiveness program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1914"
citation: "Washington HB 1914 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE", "DEPARTMENT", "MOTION PICTURES", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Riccelli"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dafb5768-6334-485b-9757-436c136b6ec5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1914&year=2021"
source_hash: "5cc49873a53a6144a32cf2cddd9aa235289e2bdcabf7d4eeef08bb7022bd4d72"
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 1914 (2021-2022) — Updating and expanding the motion picture competitiveness program.

## 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/1914.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1914-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1914-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) — **93–3** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Riccelli — primary (person)
- Barkis — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- McEntire — cosponsor (person)
- Orcutt — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Vick — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — 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 Community & Economic Development. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** CED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** FIN - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Community & Economic Development. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (CED 22). `substitution`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 5:00 PM.
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 1; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `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`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 270, 2022 Laws. `became-law`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 6/9/2022. `became-law`
- **2022-01-25T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 10:00 AM
- **2022-01-28T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-03T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2022-02-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
- **2022-03-07T22:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 05:00 PM
- **2022-03-09T17:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dafb5768-6334-485b-9757-436c136b6ec5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).