---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning community custody."
description: "Concerning community custody."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2394"
citation: "Washington HB 2394 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL OFFENDERS", "CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klippert"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1286b474-283c-498e-88b0-18cf3b9e3cd5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2394&year=2019"
source_hash: "b90757e9a5c4e508a71283532d6c43c81d3a84512dd4694e0703324e854817d7"
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 2394 (2019-2020) — Concerning community custody.

## 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/2394.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2394-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **94–2** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#27) — **93–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Klippert — primary (person)
- Appleton — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — 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 Public Safety. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-30** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Public Safety.
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-30** PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-03** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Public Safety.
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HSRR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-27** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-04** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-09** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 276, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-21T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 03:30 PM
- **2020-01-30T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-25T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1286b474-283c-498e-88b0-18cf3b9e3cd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).