---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating a statewide resiliency program."
description: "Creating a statewide resiliency program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1728"
citation: "Washington HB 1728 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donaghy"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adec7417-4de3-49be-bad2-066873a99444"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1728&year=2023"
source_hash: "a1fc7f107d47566ae90611f457cc65d2777ed9f9a0297722b640ec852c019c51"
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 1728 (2023-2024) — Creating a statewide resiliency 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/1728.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1728-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1728-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1728-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) — **68–28** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) — **29–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donaghy — primary (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** First reading, referred to Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-14** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-02-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-15** ICEV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-15** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-24** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-24** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** 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, 68; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-17** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-24** SGE - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-24** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:45 PM.
- **2023-04-03** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2023-04-03** WM - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-03** 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, 29; nays, 20; 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 157, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-04-20** 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/adec7417-4de3-49be-bad2-066873a99444`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).