---
type: "Bill"
title: "Responsibility for providing service by publication of a summons or notice in dependency and termination of parental rights cases."
description: "Responsibility for providing service by publication of a summons or notice in dependency and termination of parental rights cases."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1205"
citation: "Washington HB 1205 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80a00fe0-8f52-4513-879f-029069394c77"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1205&year=2023"
source_hash: "ab6dcd8a5e9eec9de98e57269dba8dca5f5f3675121753bbdfeb5333cd8836aa"
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 1205 (2023-2024) — Responsibility for providing service by publication of a summons or notice in dependency and termination of parental rights cases.

## 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/1205.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1205-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1205-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1205-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#55) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-01-27** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-03** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-03** CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- **2023-03-03** Placed on second reading suspension calendar. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-06** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-02-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-20** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; 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`
- **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Chapter 312, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-28** Effective date 1/31/2026. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80a00fe0-8f52-4513-879f-029069394c77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).