---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations."
description: "Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1086"
citation: "Washington HB 1086 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shavers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-12-27"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71cd30e6-dafa-4d9b-9af4-4ff13ae0d366"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1086&year=2023"
source_hash: "4a86a81aebdc588bb326d78e2f5d1fe2b8e62e2569ccb5af1e8d34ea67e2dfc2"
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 1086 (2023-2024) — Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations.

## 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/1086.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1086.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1086.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **84–9** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **94–2** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **44–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shavers — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)
- Waters — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-27** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2023-01-09** First reading, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-20** LG - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-02-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 5. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-08** First reading, referred to Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-16** LGLT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-17** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 238, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71cd30e6-dafa-4d9b-9af4-4ff13ae0d366`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).