---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing a vulnerable youth guardianship program."
description: "Implementing a vulnerable youth guardianship program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1988"
citation: "Washington HB 1988 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "CHILDREN", "GUARDIANSHIP", "IMMIGRATION", "IMMIGRANTS", "AND IMMIGRATION STATUS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Self"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d4c6bf8-e8a9-4531-911e-b3c838cedd3a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1988&year=2017"
source_hash: "1b16273d220d60b102e7dc094bdd867b6120ac3545d2bbe866b9b655c66352f0"
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 1988 (2017-2018) — Implementing a vulnerable youth guardianship program.

## 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/1988.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1988-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#3) — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) — **91–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ortiz-Self — primary (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-02-16** JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2017-02-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2017-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2017-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** HSMH - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2017-03-14** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-16** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2017-03-28** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.
- **2017-03-28** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2017-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2017-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2017-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2017-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2017-04-13** Passed final passage; yeas, 91; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Delivered to Governor.
- **2017-05-10** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter 279, 2017 Laws. `became-law`
- **2017-05-10** Effective date 7/23/2017. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d4c6bf8-e8a9-4531-911e-b3c838cedd3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).