---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding time limit exemptions applicable to cash assistance programs."
description: "Expanding time limit exemptions applicable to cash assistance programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2007"
citation: "Washington HB 2007 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-21"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a90cfd1-5698-4fd5-b493-4826c84b43d9"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2007&year=2023"
source_hash: "d6a0cbbd7445ecee4ad458efb70ae7f45471b48da6ac15ec1e5b7e82663efdaf"
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 2007 (2023-2024) — Expanding time limit exemptions applicable to cash assistance programs.

## 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/2007.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2007-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2007-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) — **79–17** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) — **27–19** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) — **85–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Peterson — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Hackney — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-21** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-10** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-19** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-19** HSEL - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-19** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-24** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-03** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-03** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-20** HS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 79; nays, 17; 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`
- **2024-03-19** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Chapter 181, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date 7/1/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a90cfd1-5698-4fd5-b493-4826c84b43d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).