---
type: "Bill"
title: "Promoting the integration of fusion technology within state clean energy policies."
description: "Promoting the integration of fusion technology within state clean energy policies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1924"
citation: "Washington HB 1924 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shavers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9483caa9-a59b-4666-90b7-c0ce63473a66"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1924&year=2023"
source_hash: "d4fd83f93e7ec267c00515b311cccfb17bb0d47425ef71bf5e6ec91217883be2"
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 1924 (2023-2024) — Promoting the integration of fusion technology within state clean energy policies.

## 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/1924.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1924-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1924-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#36) — **94–2** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **95–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shavers — primary (person)
- Barnard — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Stearns — 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 Environment & Energy. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-15** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-01-16** ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-19** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** 1st substitute bill substituted (ENVI 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-06** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** ENET - 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`
- **2024-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 2; 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`
- **2024-03-28** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28** Chapter 346, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-28** 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/9483caa9-a59b-4666-90b7-c0ce63473a66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).