---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changing the legal title for advanced practice nurses."
description: "Changing the legal title for advanced practice nurses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2416"
citation: "Washington HB 2416 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Graham"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b98d1d05-8a49-453a-a7ab-3412fd7ee660"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2416&year=2023"
source_hash: "35b5c4aa88f4145a2fa1c3118432704b9b74a72685fa966220fcb8be989f6358"
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 2416 (2023-2024) — Changing the legal title for advanced practice nurses.

## 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/2416.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2416.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#45) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#55) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Graham — primary (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-18** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-26** HCW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-29** 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** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** 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, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; 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`
- **2024-03-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25** Chapter 239, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-25** Effective date 6/30/2027*. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b98d1d05-8a49-453a-a7ab-3412fd7ee660`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).