---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the budgeting process for core state services for children."
description: "Addressing the budgeting process for core state services for children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2008"
citation: "Washington HB 2008 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kagi"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7191d063-8d98-4631-937f-84712bd7ea7a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2008&year=2017"
source_hash: "318c3e4303952599a8b3e90e092286612e7363aa19dad2b24ebb3a32836f0074"
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 2008 (2017-2018) — Addressing the budgeting process for core state services for 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/2008.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2008.E.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#1) — **63–34** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#9) — **61–36** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **83–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kagi — primary (person)
- Jinkins — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2017-02-21** Minority; do not pass.
- **2017-02-21** 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** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2017-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2017-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-19** Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-01-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-01-26** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2018-03-07** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended.
- **2018-03-07** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2018-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-08** Passed final passage; yeas, 83; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 208, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** 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/7191d063-8d98-4631-937f-84712bd7ea7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).