---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis."
description: "Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 1272"
citation: "Washington HB 1272 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Callan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2b08e26-bcfb-4ee4-a1f5-46c4bd7093b6"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=1272&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "ac6f2c119b97a1786ef639f053d7b4cc8232fa017540c875d915deeee0668e5c"
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 1272 (2025-2026) — Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis.

## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1272-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Callan — primary (person)
- Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Nance — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Salahuddin — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2025-01-21** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-01-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 9:00 AM.
- **2025-01-24** ELHS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-02-20** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2025-02-20** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2025-02-21** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 25). `substitution`
- **2025-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-03-25** HS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-04** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-08** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **2025-04-08** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2025-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-16** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-25** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-25** Chapter 161, 2025 Laws. `became-law`
- **2025-04-25** Effective date 4/25/2025. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2b08e26-bcfb-4ee4-a1f5-46c4bd7093b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).