---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating the rural county high employer demand jobs program."
description: "Creating the rural county high employer demand jobs program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 2177"
citation: "Washington HB 2177 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "WORKER TRAINING AND WORKFORCE NEEDS", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chapman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-22"
last_action: "2018-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a57dafc-2ffe-43bb-9b0b-a0c7af3975fd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2177&year=2017"
source_hash: "3f0efffe50ad81465e5217628e254df4bfd9efde505617834fdcf84aab40f229"
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 2177 (2017-2018) — Creating the rural county high employer demand jobs program.

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2177.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2177-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2177-S2.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2177-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#39) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chapman — primary (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Steele — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-22** First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2017-04-24** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-05-23** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2017-06-21** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2018-01-17** HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-19** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-17** HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-19** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-06** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-08** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-08** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-08** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-02-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** HEWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-02** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2018-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-23** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-23** Chapter 254, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-23** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a57dafc-2ffe-43bb-9b0b-a0c7af3975fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).