---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a state administered public infrastructure assistance program within the emergency management division."
description: "Creating a state administered public infrastructure assistance program within the emergency management division."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2020"
citation: "Washington HB 2020 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timmons"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-12-22"
last_action: "2024-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95bca2bb-8312-43a8-9043-de4978551c81"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2020&year=2023"
source_hash: "c81a2f7ce4bf05ae7b72444d454692b59c19f8d8004221b3371edd1e5800c4fa"
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 2020 (2023-2024) — Creating a state administered public infrastructure assistance program within the emergency management division.

## 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/2020.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2020-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2020-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#46) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Timmons — primary (person)
- Abbarno — cosponsor (person)
- Cheney — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Donaghy — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Shavers — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-22** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-10** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-16** ICEV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-19** 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; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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`
- **2024-02-09** 1st substitute bill substituted (ICEV 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** 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`
- **2024-03-13** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-13** Chapter 60, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-13** 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/95bca2bb-8312-43a8-9043-de4978551c81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).