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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning eligibility for the working connections child care and early childhood education and assistance programs."
+description: "Concerning eligibility for the working connections child care and early childhood education and assistance programs."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "SB 5901"
+citation: "Washington SB 5901 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHILD CARE", "EARLY LEARNING", "DEPARTMENT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Braun"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2017-03-21"
+last_action: "2017-07-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34f8267c-3b32-4769-8eff-3b33ed48a403"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5901&year=2017"
+source_hash: "778e331094750b9597f5c9aebd85837f32130efecbe8a02d4632e2178a2881b7"
+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 SB 5901 (2017-2018) — Concerning eligibility for the working connections child care and early childhood education and assistance programs.
+
+## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5901.htm)
+2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5901-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **25–24** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **37–12** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage (#12) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Braun — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-03-21** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
+- **2017-03-22** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2017-03-22** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2017-03-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2017-03-23** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2017-03-23** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2017-03-22** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2017-03-22** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2017-03-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2017-03-23** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2017-03-23** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2017-03-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-03-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2017-03-27** First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
+- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
+- **2017-04-23** Placed on Rules White Sheet.
+- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2017-06-29** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2017-06-29** Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. `reading-1`
+- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
+- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
+- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2017-06-30** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2017-07-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2017-07-06** Chapter 22, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
+- **2017-07-06** Effective date 10/19/2017. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34f8267c-3b32-4769-8eff-3b33ed48a403`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
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