---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning working connections child care eligibility for vulnerable children."
description: "Concerning working connections child care eligibility for vulnerable children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1624"
citation: "Washington HB 1624 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE", "EARLY LEARNING", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 50
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31cbfb1d-03a6-4cac-aa59-913f27b158b5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1624&year=2017"
source_hash: "e66038a68f0a440c128897b4d6b244257b795cbac1892283a9100ff9b7dcec3c"
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 1624 (2017-2018) — Concerning working connections child care eligibility for vulnerable children.

## 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/1624.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1624-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#11) — **76–21** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#11) — **75–19** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#3) — **80–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Farrell — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Kagi — cosponsor (person)
- Lytton — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** ELHS - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-03** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** HSMH - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-03-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-04-04** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-04-04** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2017-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-17** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2017-04-24** Returned to House Rules 3.
- **2017-04-24** 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, 75; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `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.
- **2017-06-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-29** First Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-29** Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-30** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-07-06** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-06** Chapter 9, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-06** Effective date 12/1/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31cbfb1d-03a6-4cac-aa59-913f27b158b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).