---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing a sustainable funding model for the services provided through the children's mental health services consultation program and the telebehavioral health video call center."
description: "Implementing a sustainable funding model for the services provided through the children's mental health services consultation program and the telebehavioral health video call center."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2728"
citation: "Washington HB 2728 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRISTS", "LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE", "JOINT", "PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "MENTAL HEALTH", "HEALTH CARE", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slatter"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-20"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c7e67c2-1dcd-46e5-921b-3e5a442c01c9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2728&year=2019"
source_hash: "54515c8ff2c78b690ce6f058bfef3eadb24bb6dc04f16f7b8fe4b7d07fc91b42"
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 2728 (2019-2020) — Implementing a sustainable funding model for the services provided through the children's mental health services consultation program and the telebehavioral health video call center.

## 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/2728.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2728-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#28) — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#37) — **56–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Slatter — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-20** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-18** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-21** HLTC - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-29** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-29** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1. `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 291, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 6/11/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-27T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-27T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c7e67c2-1dcd-46e5-921b-3e5a442c01c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).