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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Concerning the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations."
+description: "Concerning the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HB 1754"
+citation: "Washington HB 1754 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HOMELESS PERSONS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Santos"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 39
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2019-01-30"
+last_action: "2020-03-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6bcc4d7-c722-4955-86a0-ab49dbb745fe"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1754&year=2019"
+source_hash: "2f21ad763c18f2b7789febf8c6ee35e322d402c5df4a7c1dd1d00e68eafcfa89"
+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 1754 (2019-2020) — Concerning the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations.
+
+## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1754.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1754-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1754-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#41) — **42–7** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Santos — primary (person)
+- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
+- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-30** First reading, referred to Housing, Community Development & Veterans. `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-19** HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-02-19** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2019-03-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2019-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
+- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2020-02-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2019-02-19** HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
+- **2019-02-19** Minority; do not pass.
+- **2019-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
+- **2019-03-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
+- **2019-03-21** Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
+- **2020-01-13** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2020-02-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
+- **2020-02-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2020-02-20** First reading, referred to Housing Stability & Affordability. `reading-1`
+- **2020-02-28** HSA - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
+- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
+- **2020-03-03** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
+- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2020-03-07** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
+- **2020-03-09** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2020-03-10** President signed. `passage`
+- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
+- **2020-03-31** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-03-31** Chapter 223, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2020-03-31** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
+- **2019-02-08T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM
+- **2019-02-19T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM
+- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 01:30 PM
+- **2020-02-28T13:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 08:30 AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6bcc4d7-c722-4955-86a0-ab49dbb745fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+