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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten program."
+description: "Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 1550"
+citation: "Washington HB 1550 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Santos"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 50
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-24"
+last_action: "2023-05-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/322e4e15-ee0c-47d2-a43e-7203a9c6666e"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1550&year=2023"
+source_hash: "b1cb69ee5212b95d66dad64a97dacef10fb84e654359048f406c88e4541c41b9"
+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 1550 (2023-2024) — Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1550.htm)
+2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1550-S2.htm)
+3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1550-S2.PL.htm)
+4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1550-S.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **39–10** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **60–37** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#27) — **74–22** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#34) — **30–19** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Santos — primary (person)
+- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
+- Berry — cosponsor (person)
+- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
+- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
+- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
+- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
+- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
+- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
+- Senn — cosponsor (person)
+- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
+- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-24** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-31** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
+- **2023-02-13** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
+- **2023-02-14** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2023-02-14** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-17** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
+- **2023-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2023-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-06** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
+- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-22** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-03-27** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
+- **2023-03-27** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-27** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-03-27** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-03-27** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-28** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:45 PM.
+- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
+- **2023-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & K-12 Education. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-04** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2023-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2023-04-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
+- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-20** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
+- **2023-04-23** Senate receded from amendments.
+- **2023-04-23** Rules suspended.
+- **2023-04-23** Returned to second reading for amendment.
+- **2023-04-23** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2023-04-23** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-23** Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-23** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2023-04-23** Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
+- **2023-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-23** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-04-23** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-11** Chapter 420, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2023-05-11** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/322e4e15-ee0c-47d2-a43e-7203a9c6666e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+