---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts."
description: "Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1471"
citation: "Washington HB 1471 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stearns"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2024-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc156a8d-d3cd-4d49-8cc1-0600566498b8"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1471&year=2023"
source_hash: "707c469a1e45964ed2a89fa0be9c170484cd30a7d23568db9dc92f64b98708f3"
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 1471 (2023-2024) — Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts.

## 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/1471.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1471.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#31) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stearns — primary (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-25** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-01** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-01** SGOV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-17** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-23** By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-12** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** SGE - 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`
- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** 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, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-18** Chapter 140, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-18** 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/fc156a8d-d3cd-4d49-8cc1-0600566498b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).