---
type: "Bill"
title: "Using respectful language."
description: "Using respectful language."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2390"
citation: "Washington HB 2390 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "INDIVIDUALS WITH", "REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kilduff"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af077a2e-0f79-4acc-a4d8-6008c4bb2fc5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2390&year=2019"
source_hash: "c9aaf3408a4a7ed4c124b2a7698a2acc0e445de66b3a1e7029392e35d350751a"
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 2390 (2019-2020) — Using respectful language.

## 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/2390.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) — **45–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kilduff — primary (person)
- Dufault — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Hudgins — cosponsor (person)
- Klippert — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2020-01-13** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-14** Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2020-01-14** Referred to Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-01-28** HSEL - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-19** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 274, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-22T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-01-28T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 08:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af077a2e-0f79-4acc-a4d8-6008c4bb2fc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).