---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the learning assistance program."
description: "Modifying the learning assistance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1208"
citation: "Washington HB 1208 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "EMERGENCY", "STATE OF", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION", "OFFICE (OSPI)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Santos"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fe7bb56-60ee-4c0d-9688-7c412468b9ff"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1208&year=2021"
source_hash: "ba4fcfcdebe62f184d652c84cbfc14745f87403f311cacd759eed9aae46b91c9"
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 1208 (2021-2022) — Modifying the learning assistance 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/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1208.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2021-22/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1208-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **93–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Santos — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Harris-Talley — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Steele — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Education. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 1st substitute bill substituted (ED 21). `substitution`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** EDU - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2021-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Chapter 111, 2021 Laws. `became-law`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Effective date 4/21/2021***. `became-law`
- **2021-01-29T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM
- **2021-02-11T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-18T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-02-19T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
- **2021-03-12T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2021-03-17T14:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9fe7bb56-60ee-4c0d-9688-7c412468b9ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).