---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning fraud in assisted reproduction."
description: "Concerning fraud in assisted reproduction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1300"
citation: "Washington HB 1300 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Orwall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cca0554e-b9e8-43f6-8b3a-1c6514b14ee5"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1300&year=2023"
source_hash: "7b77700e944dd3b281957c8287dcbe92c2846e240169be4aeec6a753ce3cb8d8"
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 1300 (2023-2024) — Concerning fraud in assisted reproduction.

## 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/1300.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1300-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1300-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1300-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#47) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Orwall — primary (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobsen — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Mosbrucker — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-02** CSJR - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-03** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2024-02-09** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** 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.
- **2024-02-23** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** 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, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25** Chapter 220, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-25** 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/cca0554e-b9e8-43f6-8b3a-1c6514b14ee5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).