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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Modifying the appeals process for environmental and land use matters."
+description: "Modifying the appeals process for environmental and land use matters."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
+legislature: "Washington Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 2039"
+citation: "Washington HB 2039 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Fitzgibbon"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-12-26"
+last_action: "2024-03-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d13708a-d4af-489e-84e2-7da3f7618465"
+source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2039&year=2023"
+source_hash: "3c1622a4fc32502a8768f1126bdbf5a11900c93169ea3eeab0bba96eda720545"
+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 2039 (2023-2024) — Modifying the appeals process for environmental and land use matters.
+
+## 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/2039.htm)
+2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2039-S.E.htm)
+3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2039-S.htm)
+4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2039-S.PL.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **64–33** (pass) · lower
+- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **44–5** (pass) · upper
+- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **72–24** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Fitzgibbon — primary (person)
+- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
+- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
+- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
+- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
+- Reed — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-12-26** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
+- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
+- **2024-01-15** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
+- **2024-01-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
+- **2024-01-23** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
+- **2024-01-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2024-01-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted (ENVI 24). `substitution`
+- **2024-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
+- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
+- **2024-02-21** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
+- **2024-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
+- **2024-02-23** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
+- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
+- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 72; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
+- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
+- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-28** Chapter 347, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
+- **2024-03-28** 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/4d13708a-d4af-489e-84e2-7da3f7618465`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).
+