---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the financing of early learning facilities."
description: "Concerning the financing of early learning facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1777"
citation: "Washington HB 1777 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "EARLY LEARNING", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kagi"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 61
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/883a6a14-8bd5-46c1-b2cd-1007f70c501f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1777&year=2017"
source_hash: "ace0377dbf7205bee81f6bc3333c5c771a1eda4f6ca717ba394afcf68bdc1e20"
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 1777 (2017-2018) — Concerning the financing of early learning facilities.

## 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/1777.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1777-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1777-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1777-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#2) — **79–15** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#14) — **79–15** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#13) — **79–13** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#19) — **84–13** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **45–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kagi — primary (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Farrell — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- MacEwen — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Nealey — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-30** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Capital Budget.
- **2017-02-23** CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-08** ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Capital Budget.
- **2017-02-23** CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-23** CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-03-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-31** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-31** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-03-31** Minority; without recommendation.
- **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.
- **2017-05-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-05-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 13; 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, 79; nays, 15; 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.
- **2017-06-26** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-29** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2017-06-29** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-06-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2017-06-30** First Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2017-06-30** Placed on second reading.
- **2017-06-30** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-06-30** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; 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 12, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session. `became-law`
- **2017-07-06** Effective date 7/6/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/883a6a14-8bd5-46c1-b2cd-1007f70c501f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).