---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing credit repair services performed by a credit services organization."
description: "Addressing credit repair services performed by a credit services organization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1311"
citation: "Washington HB 1311 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b7c50b2-72b8-4c2f-96b4-9cd2e1369d9a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1311&year=2023"
source_hash: "b86e509da5fcd862a0e1495686cb0042ae250ef7014fd97cc4df81e926aca834"
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 1311 (2023-2024) — Addressing credit repair services performed by a credit services organization.

## 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/1311.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1311-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1311-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1311-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#20) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Cheney — cosponsor (person)
- Corry — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-31** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-14** CPB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-14** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-06** 1st substitute bill substituted (CPB 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-06** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-23** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-23** BFGT - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Chapter 144, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** 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/8b7c50b2-72b8-4c2f-96b4-9cd2e1369d9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).