---
type: "Bill"
title: "Strengthening the ability of assistance programs to meet foundational needs of children, adults, and families."
description: "Strengthening the ability of assistance programs to meet foundational needs of children, adults, and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1447"
citation: "Washington HB 1447 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ef0baba-e6a1-444f-99d9-9ba2e251fc94"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1447&year=2023"
source_hash: "d8b47e38e0abb2a15c3ba65dcdd6c4ff3c73bf559e02ed1e15c9dbc136c6e99f"
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 1447 (2023-2024) — Strengthening the ability of assistance programs to meet foundational needs of children, adults, and families.

## 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/1447.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1447-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1447-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1447-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#26) — **31–17** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **62–36** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **58–38** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-07** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-07** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-09** 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; 2nd 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`
- **2023-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-14** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-16** HS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-16** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-21** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2023-04-21** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-21** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-21** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-21** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21** Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-22** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 62; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-23** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 418, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** 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/5ef0baba-e6a1-444f-99d9-9ba2e251fc94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).