---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning expansion of extended foster care eligibility."
description: "Concerning expansion of extended foster care eligibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6222"
citation: "Washington SB 6222 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT", "FOSTER CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carlyle"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9388984-fcd6-480c-8ab8-04750effc56e"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6222&year=2017"
source_hash: "d476b306e52f729378df84337a8338423dbda869b5fe9a5ea79ab4e98ce7333f"
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 SB 6222 (2017-2018) — Concerning expansion of extended foster care eligibility.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/6222.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6222-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#16) — **68–30** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carlyle — primary (person)
- Billig — cosponsor (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Zeiger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-17** HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-17** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-05** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Corrections.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-17** HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-17** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-05** WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Corrections.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-14** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** ELHS - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **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, 68; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-09** Chapter 34, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-09** Effective date 7/1/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9388984-fcd6-480c-8ab8-04750effc56e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).