---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning funding for the early support for infants and toddlers program."
description: "Concerning funding for the early support for infants and toddlers program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1916"
citation: "Washington HB 1916 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c2673a7-a97d-406f-a81d-ab5571b2dce4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1916&year=2023"
source_hash: "4f30d82277538f80a76ad54e3a6115b3cb3d119d2b22f4c9498d7f926b1c4288"
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 1916 (2023-2024) — Concerning funding for the early support for infants and toddlers program.

## 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/1916.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1916-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1916-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Cortes — cosponsor (person)
- Couture — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Fosse — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Nance — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Shavers — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Street — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-12** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-12** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-02** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-02** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-27** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 284, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** 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/8c2673a7-a97d-406f-a81d-ab5571b2dce4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).