---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning consumer protection with respect to the sale and adoption of dogs and cats."
description: "Concerning consumer protection with respect to the sale and adoption of dogs and cats."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1424"
citation: "Washington HB 1424 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berg"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-18"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8515d527-f70e-4f9f-b849-f1142818730a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1424&year=2023"
source_hash: "a696af6e52960b5b405fdc8bc784aed047a25bf6fc088fba6ddb411f7c6fd904"
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 1424 (2023-2024) — Concerning consumer protection with respect to the sale and adoption of dogs and cats.

## 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/1424.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1424-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1424-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1424-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **39–9** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **92–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Berg — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stearns — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Street — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-18** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-03** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 8:00 AM.
- **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; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-14** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** 1st substitute bill substituted (CPB 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-09** LAW - Majority; without recommendation.
- **2023-03-09** And refer to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-10** Referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-23** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** BFGT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-30** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 92; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 208, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-01** 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/8515d527-f70e-4f9f-b849-f1142818730a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).