---
type: "Bill"
title: "Improving access to temporary assistance for needy families."
description: "Improving access to temporary assistance for needy families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2441"
citation: "Washington HB 2441 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "MINORITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Entenman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d2aa53e-4569-4f45-b4ff-03c0a674c22b"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2441&year=2019"
source_hash: "6f9133e650a9b072871010a7465f871d2cf15733f5710a2958dcc40b31b6cdfc"
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 2441 (2019-2020) — Improving access to temporary assistance for needy families.

## 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/2441.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2441-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **57–41** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **56–41** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#40) — **32–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Entenman — primary (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pettigrew — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-24** HSEL - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-11** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-11** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-14** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-25** HSRR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-11** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-11** Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-03** Chapter 338, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 7/1/2021. `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
- **2020-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-06T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-11T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+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
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+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/4d2aa53e-4569-4f45-b4ff-03c0a674c22b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).