---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting children and families."
description: "Supporting children and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 6109"
citation: "Washington SB 6109 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Wilson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10d473fc-1fd7-444f-bf76-0445553570a7"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6109&year=2023"
source_hash: "123a31e714f600b5fef998992e4d76ae5f8e4ede5fe3d8eddc422426ce88b8b7"
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 SB 6109 (2023-2024) — Supporting children and families.

## 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/Senate%20Bills/6109.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6109-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6109-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6109-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6109-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 1164 Couture Pg 1 Ln 16 (#20) — **46–49** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Wilson — primary (person)
- Boehnke — cosponsor (person)
- Braun — cosponsor (person)
- Gildon — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- J. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Lovelett — cosponsor (person)
- Lovick — cosponsor (person)
- Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Nobles — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-18** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-01-22** HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-23** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-05** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** 2nd substitute bill substituted (WM 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-09** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-09** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-16** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-16** HSEL - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-16** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-20** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Chapter 328, 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/10d473fc-1fd7-444f-bf76-0445553570a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).