---
type: "Bill"
title: "Promoting student health and readiness through meal and nutrition programs."
description: "Promoting student health and readiness through meal and nutrition programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1508"
citation: "Washington HB 1508 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)", "FARMS AND FARMING", "AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stonier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 60
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-23"
last_action: "2018-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d34631c3-bdef-49ff-a6c8-55f8bbbb409d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1508&year=2017"
source_hash: "ac3cf3539162b0a8dc125dedb136353057b0ea24ddd267c21658aa140de8f23e"
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 1508 (2017-2018) — Promoting student health and readiness through meal and nutrition 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/House%20Bills/1508.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1508-S.E.htm)
3. **Second Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1508-S.E2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1508-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) — **43–5** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#8) — **84–10** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#7) — **81–11** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#31) — **90–8** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#1) — **83–15** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **87–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stonier — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Clibborn — cosponsor (person)
- Cody — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Dolan — cosponsor (person)
- Farrell — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Kagi — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Sawyer — cosponsor (person)
- Sells — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)
- Stanford — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-23** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-02-09** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-09** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-14** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-23** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-23** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-27** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- **2017-04-04** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-05-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 81; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 6. `reading-3`
- **2017-05-05** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-05-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2018-01-10** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2018-01-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-01-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-12** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-01-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-25** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-01-31** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-31** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-01-31** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-01-31** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-19** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-02-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 87; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-02-28** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-07** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-07** Chapter 8, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-07** Effective date 6/7/2018***. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d34631c3-bdef-49ff-a6c8-55f8bbbb409d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).