---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expanding access to dual credit programs."
description: "Expanding access to dual credit programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1316"
citation: "Washington HB 1316 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b660d2c-e9cb-4dce-8a4d-c9aa061927fd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1316&year=2023"
source_hash: "cf8e5f4e05108a7d98328640ddf4949bfbc8b550345a1b7c496acf81c7fbdfa0"
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 1316 (2023-2024) — Expanding access to dual credit programs.

## 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/1316.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1316-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1316-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1316-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) — **60–36** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **82–14** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul — primary (person)
- Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-13** First reading, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-02** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-07** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-07** ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-10** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-23** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-23** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-23** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-04** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-04** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-04** Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** 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; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-22** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:45 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 with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-11** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-17** Passed final passage; yeas, 82; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09** Chapter 350, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-09** 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/7b660d2c-e9cb-4dce-8a4d-c9aa061927fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).