---
type: "Bill"
title: "Defining the process for best interest determinations of students in out-of-home care."
description: "Defining the process for best interest determinations of students in out-of-home care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2684"
citation: "Washington HB 2684 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "FOSTER CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-12"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/109e403f-cbf0-4843-833d-cb7ad584f728"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2684&year=2017"
source_hash: "f1918456668874b4f6b661ac3792e688aede7c9e4da77fed6d4ed0f2d90be35c"
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 2684 (2017-2018) — Defining the process for best interest determinations of students in out-of-home care.

## 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/2684.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2684-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2684-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#36) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Caldier — primary (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Kagi — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- McBride — cosponsor (person)
- Muri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-12** First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-30** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-06** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-20** EDU - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 139, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** Effective date 9/1/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/109e403f-cbf0-4843-833d-cb7ad584f728`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).