---
type: "Bill"
title: "Preventing and responding to harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination in schools."
description: "Preventing and responding to harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination in schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1207"
citation: "Washington HB 1207 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senn"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec66ea9b-81aa-447e-a359-e1f1dae0caeb"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1207&year=2023"
source_hash: "a803ad3bb4ddb908eac622be0decdef9ee0947b663ad7a3a4c9358fdbe0a5dcb"
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 1207 (2023-2024) — Preventing and responding to harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination in schools.

## 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/1207.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1207-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1207-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#29) — **60–36** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **28–20** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) — **64–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Senn — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Fey — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Rude — cosponsor (person)
- Thai — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-26** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-26** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-01-30** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** 1st substitute bill substituted (ED 23). `substitution`
- **2023-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-22** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-22** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-23** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-03-30** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-13** Passed final passage; yeas, 64; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 242, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date 7/23/2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec66ea9b-81aa-447e-a359-e1f1dae0caeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).