---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing licensed child care in common interest communities."
description: "Addressing licensed child care in common interest communities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1199"
citation: "Washington HB 1199 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c263cda2-0874-433b-87e4-3609c970c2ed"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1199&year=2023"
source_hash: "0c5ec502e07476c3faebd3da247b8c5a27f3d0f98b5ae19f9cf8b5a4b263ece2"
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 1199 (2023-2024) — Addressing licensed child care in common interest communities.

## 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/1199.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1199.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **37–11** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First reading, referred to Housing. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-19** HOUS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-23** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-01-25** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-01-27** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 6:00 PM.
- **2023-03-22** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-30** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 203, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-01** Effective date 5/1/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c263cda2-0874-433b-87e4-3609c970c2ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).