republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2021-2022/hb-1214.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing K-12 public school safety and security services by classified staff or contractors."
description: "Providing K-12 public school safety and security services by classified staff or contractors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1214"
citation: "Washington HB 1214 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INDIANS", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/836dfa08-8ae1-41a4-9183-a10458440549"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1214&year=2021"
source_hash: "049e3f20e44fee704197a8800676d48ddfb7069aace8200dbe7587c36ad04fc1"
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 1214 (2021-2022) — Providing K-12 public school safety and security services by classified staff or contractors.

## 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/1214.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1214-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1214-S.htm)

## Votes

- 299 Klippert Pg 2 Ln 27 (#15) — **40–57** (fail) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **34–13** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **67–30** (pass) · lower
- 298 Klippert Pg 2 Ln 24 (#14) — **38–59** (fail) · lower
- 301 Klippert Pg 6 Ln 33 (#16) — **40–57** (fail) · lower
- 300 Klippert Pg 7 Ln 40 (#17) — **64–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Berg — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Valdez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (ED 21). `substitution`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 38, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 7/25/2021. `became-law`
- **2021-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-12T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
- **2021-03-19T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-22T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/836dfa08-8ae1-41a4-9183-a10458440549`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).