---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacting comprehensive protections for victims of domestic violence and other violence involving family members or intimate partners."
description: "Enacting comprehensive protections for victims of domestic violence and other violence involving family members or intimate partners."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1715"
citation: "Washington HB 1715 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6a1f625-6052-4e6e-bbed-aad222caa92d"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1715&year=2023"
source_hash: "89e5b76cca6528ba50397122cd3c8ff86b60c756c2e3bbb0af147f52f687b37d"
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 1715 (2023-2024) — Enacting comprehensive protections for victims of domestic violence and other violence involving family members or intimate partners.

## 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/1715.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1715-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1715-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1715-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1715-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **69–25** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **91–7** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) — **38–11** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **42–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Davis — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Chopp — cosponsor (person)
- Cortes — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Griffey — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Mena — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Mosbrucker — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Walen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-13** Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-16** CSJR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **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** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 25; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** First reading, referred to Law & Justice. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 6:00 PM.
- **2023-03-22** LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM.
- **2023-04-03** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2023-04-03** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-03** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-05** 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, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-22** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2023-04-22** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-22** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-22** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-22** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-22** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-22** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-22** Passed final passage; yeas, 91; nays, 7; 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`
- **2023-05-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-15** Chapter 462, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-15** 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/f6a1f625-6052-4e6e-bbed-aad222caa92d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).