---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning residential real estate appraisers being allowed to complete real property evaluations. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning real property appraisers.)"
description: "Concerning residential real estate appraisers being allowed to complete real property evaluations. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning real property appraisers.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1797"
citation: "Washington HB 1797 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cheney"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8d711cd-d538-4fe6-b8a5-dd2e9d884760"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1797&year=2023"
source_hash: "f3ccdc93ec169929ecb6b135e16cc7590d7cbb3a9c835184211ea4faad954c26"
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 1797 (2023-2024) — Concerning residential real estate appraisers being allowed to complete real property evaluations. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning real property appraisers.)

## 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/1797.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1797.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1797.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#36) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#34) — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cheney — primary (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchins — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-15** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-15** CPB - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** First reading, referred to Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-16** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-16** BFGT - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** 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, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-13** Passed final passage; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-18** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-15** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-15** Chapter 464, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-15** Contingent**

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8d711cd-d538-4fe6-b8a5-dd2e9d884760`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).