---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizing the use of performance-based contracting for energy services and equipment."
description: "Authorizing the use of performance-based contracting for energy services and equipment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1777"
citation: "Washington HB 1777 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doglio"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a2a383d-4a77-4c13-8b08-8d665b572779"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1777&year=2023"
source_hash: "da134e6d82c1beed474eef2612a58223edaaabc8b238b367dc633f99ae95f8ff"
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 1777 (2023-2024) — Authorizing the use of performance-based contracting for energy services and equipment.

## 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/1777.htm)
2. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1777.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#43) — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Doglio — primary (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Fitzgibbon — cosponsor (person)
- Lekanoff — cosponsor (person)
- McEntire — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Stearns — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** First reading, referred to Capital Budget. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-22** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.
- **2023-02-22** CB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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`
- **2023-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03** First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-03-28** ENET - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-03-28** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 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; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **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`
- **2023-04-11** Committee amendment not adopted. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-11** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** 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, 96; nays, 0; 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`
- **2023-05-04** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Chapter 309, 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/3a2a383d-4a77-4c13-8b08-8d665b572779`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).