---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the timeline for completing a family assessment response."
description: "Extending the timeline for completing a family assessment response."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6309"
citation: "Washington SB 6309 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT", "CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darneille"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e9b968f-4bd3-4a45-9e5a-58dcba3ca81c"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6309&year=2017"
source_hash: "687d3f61faf5f75f92063c390bcc9cdb6510f330280771a98fcc9c935b5aa4f8"
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 6309 (2017-2018) — Extending the timeline for completing a family assessment response.

## 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/6309.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6309-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#31) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Darneille — primary (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Miloscia — cosponsor (person)
- O'Ban — cosponsor (person)
- Rivers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11** First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** HSC - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-08** 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`
- **2018-02-21** ELHS - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-15** Chapter 77, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-15** 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/4e9b968f-4bd3-4a45-9e5a-58dcba3ca81c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).