---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing the response to extreme weather events."
description: "Addressing the response to extreme weather events."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1012"
citation: "Washington HB 1012 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leavitt"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-12-06"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e3fa408-5261-43f7-bd2a-93c5673d3650"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1012&year=2023"
source_hash: "84021ce3c73468f06e9386f9c13db218a39e36bc1a0e03993fee9c73d9c27c7e"
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 1012 (2023-2024) — Addressing the response to extreme weather events.

## 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1012.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1012-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1012-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#28) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **68–30** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **68–29** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) — **70–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leavitt — primary (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Donaghy — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Orwall — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Robertson — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-06** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-10** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-13** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-13** ICEV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-13** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-17** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-16** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 68; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:45 PM.
- **2023-04-03** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 68; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-10** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by State Government & Elections. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 70; nays, 25; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Chapter 172, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e3fa408-5261-43f7-bd2a-93c5673d3650`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).