---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing the family connections program."
description: "Establishing the family connections program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2525"
citation: "Washington HB 2525 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Callan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db160393-a2ef-4624-8afd-295b8b9def90"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2525&year=2019"
source_hash: "7e1babd634df497e24667fa13bcc2fd4f11c9a5279550cacccd998bb87830f80"
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 2525 (2019-2020) — Establishing the family connections 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/2525.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2525-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Callan — primary (person)
- Caldier — cosponsor (person)
- Corry — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-29** HSEL - 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 Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-01-29** HSEL - 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 Human Services & Early Learning.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. 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, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-20** HSRR - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-28** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading consent calendar.
- **2020-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Chapter 33, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-03-18** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-29T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **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
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-20T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-28T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db160393-a2ef-4624-8afd-295b8b9def90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).