---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implementing the family connections program."
description: "Implementing the family connections program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1204"
citation: "Washington HB 1204 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Callan"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79ac5706-bdeb-491c-b83d-828e143c3649"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1204&year=2023"
source_hash: "0acd8ede4bdde0bc59b5041abe2c51d4fc6a9f6662d1ef1f3497f3ee585a8dad"
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 1204 (2023-2024) — Implementing the family connections 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1204.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1204-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1204-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1204-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Callan — primary (person)
- Bateman — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Eslick — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- McEntire — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-27** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-27** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-13** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-13** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** First reading, referred to Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-14** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-14** HS - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2023-04-04** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-07** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-12** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20** Chapter 138, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** Effective date 6/20/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79ac5706-bdeb-491c-b83d-828e143c3649`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).