---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning working connections child care eligibility."
description: "Concerning working connections child care eligibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 2456"
citation: "Washington HB 2456 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOW-INCOME PERSONS", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "HOMELESS PERSONS", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "INDIANS", "CHILD CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Callan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb790610-752f-475c-b0c4-5923879ed021"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2456&year=2019"
source_hash: "5f8d997c7bc0944510440e50f88dfe328106ed3016ae68b6c640b9c5b098e2de"
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 2456 (2019-2020) — Concerning working connections child care eligibility.

## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2456.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2456-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) — **60–37** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#31) — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage without Senate Amendments (#3) — **28–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Callan — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Frame — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Ryu — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Shewmake — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2020-01-24** HSEL - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-01-24** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-01-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-08** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-02-12** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-17** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-21** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-03-02** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2020-03-02** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-03-02** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-03-02** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-03-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-07** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2020-03-10** Passed final passage; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-02** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-02** Chapter 279, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-02** Effective date 7/1/2020. `became-law`
- **2020-01-17T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-01-24T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-05T20:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM
- **2020-02-08T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-21T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
- **2020-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb790610-752f-475c-b0c4-5923879ed021`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).