---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting economic development in distressed areas through hiring of grant writers."
description: "Supporting economic development in distressed areas through hiring of grant writers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1783"
citation: "Washington HB 1783 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sandlin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1120934a-19a8-4f90-b7e3-e07de49c2aff"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1783&year=2023"
source_hash: "e9322d252c7354909564b88aa954c8582c61fd19c6a2c0ea424143d8188f1ddc"
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 1783 (2023-2024) — Supporting economic development in distressed areas through hiring of grant writers.

## 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/1783.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1783-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1783-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sandlin — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Couture — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Maycumber — cosponsor (person)
- Volz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** First reading, referred to Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-15** ICEV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** 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; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-21** BFGT - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:45 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; 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`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-14** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 311, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** 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/1120934a-19a8-4f90-b7e3-e07de49c2aff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).