---
type: "Bill"
title: "Streamlining development regulations."
description: "Streamlining development regulations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1293"
citation: "Washington HB 1293 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klicker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d7c958f-9685-4a25-bbdc-df3bfed75d3d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1293&year=2023"
source_hash: "f44234487518853ace4f67faa87496e817f2c30b3f041a2df5c7a0f49ef12dc9"
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 1293 (2023-2024) — Streamlining development regulations.

## 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/1293.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1293-S.E.pdf)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1293-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1293-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#44) — **94–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Klicker — primary (person)
- Barkis — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Waters — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** First reading, referred to Housing. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Housing at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-07** HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-09** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** 1st substitute bill substituted (HOUS 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-23** LGLT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-05** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 1; 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`
- **2023-05-08** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08** Chapter 333, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-08** 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/5d7c958f-9685-4a25-bbdc-df3bfed75d3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).