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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Expanding access to anaphylaxis medications in schools."
+description: "Expanding access to anaphylaxis medications in schools."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 1608"
+citation: "Washington HB 1608 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bronoske"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-01-26"
+last_action: "2024-03-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07efd451-63cf-4265-af36-e9e9fcef5bcc"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1608&year=2023"
+source_hash: "c7a89eb9a87bd157e076c11818eea312b5d568d8eaceef6903f38c9f272ff49e"
+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 1608 (2023-2024) — Expanding access to anaphylaxis medications in schools.
+
+## 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/1608.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1608-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1608-S.htm)
+4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1608-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bronoske — primary (person)
+- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
+- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
+- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
+- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
+- Macri — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
+- Reed — cosponsor (person)
+- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
+- Wylie — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-26** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
+- **2024-01-11** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-01-18** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-01-18** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2024-01-22** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2024-01-25** 1st substitute bill substituted (ED 24). `substitution`
+- **2024-01-25** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2024-01-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
+- **2024-01-29** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-15** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
+- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
+- **2024-02-21** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2024-02-27** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-29** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-01** President signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-04** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-14** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-14** Chapter 81, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2024-03-14** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07efd451-63cf-4265-af36-e9e9fcef5bcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+