---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing improvements to the early achievers program as reviewed and recommended by the joint select committee on the early achievers program."
description: "Implementing improvements to the early achievers program as reviewed and recommended by the joint select committee on the early achievers program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 1391"
citation: "Washington HB 1391 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "LEGISLATURE", "PUBLIC POLICY", "INSTITUTE FOR", "CHILD CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-21"
last_action: "2019-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce549da7-52e8-453d-aa27-572dcc19b791"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1391&year=2019"
source_hash: "6cbc8f4f9d04366612c732c9bcad08f0333fc2363773e8801935af09cd200bbd"
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 1391 (2019-2020) — Implementing improvements to the early achievers program as reviewed and recommended by the joint select committee on the early achievers 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1391.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1391-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1391-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1391-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage (#2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **42–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-21** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-30** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-04** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-01-30** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-04** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Executive action taken by committee.
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-02-25** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2019-02-25** Minority; do not pass.
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2019-03-01** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-03-05** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2019-03-05** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2019-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2019-03-08** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-03-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2019-04-09** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2019-04-09** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2019-04-09** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2019-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2019-04-13** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2019-04-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2019-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Delivered to Governor.
- **2019-05-13** Governor partially vetoed. `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2019-05-13** Chapter 369, 2019 Laws PV. `became-law`
- **2019-05-13** Effective date 7/28/2019. `became-law`
- **2019-01-23T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2019-01-30T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2019-02-18T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-15T12:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2019-03-20T17:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
- **2019-03-25T19:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2019-04-09T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce549da7-52e8-453d-aa27-572dcc19b791`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).