---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing a memorial on the capitol campus to commemorate eastern Washington."
description: "Establishing a memorial on the capitol campus to commemorate eastern Washington."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1700"
citation: "Washington HB 1700 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kretz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b11dd6bc-6a23-43fd-a9c5-325ca2425709"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1700&year=2023"
source_hash: "2186dad9d3039db52b6dc4b15759ac1ebe5a5a3f4939baace570c3c28184c55d"
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 1700 (2023-2024) — Establishing a memorial on the capitol campus to commemorate eastern Washington.

## 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/1700.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1700-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1700-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#45) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kretz — primary (person)
- Barnard — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Dent — cosponsor (person)
- Ormsby — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-15** SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** 1st substitute bill substituted (SGOV 23). `substitution`
- **2023-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-04** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-19** Passed final passage; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 302, 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/b11dd6bc-6a23-43fd-a9c5-325ca2425709`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).