---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act."
description: "Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1559"
citation: "Washington HB 1559 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Entenman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad4ff315-4330-451d-8f76-04aa429e0d90"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1559&year=2023"
source_hash: "eaf3771405d3be2a33ef0a1d402a1a47b779a677b5dfe7c6100af52cad99d0bf"
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 1559 (2023-2024) — Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act.

## 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/1559.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1559-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1559-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1559-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **57–40** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **55–40** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) — **29–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Entenman — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-10** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-14** PEW - 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`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-03** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-15** HEWD - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-15** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** 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.
- **2023-04-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-20** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-20** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Passed final passage; yeas, 55; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-22** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 421, 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/ad4ff315-4330-451d-8f76-04aa429e0d90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).