---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying the Washington student loan program."
description: "Modifying the Washington student loan program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1823"
citation: "Washington HB 1823 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timmons"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-13"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ab006db-ff14-4734-9ac1-a036a814b7ee"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1823&year=2023"
source_hash: "daf49f5a612eae225688bad157373cf4d0ca2eb018130c5fddc398e700947e1b"
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 1823 (2023-2024) — Modifying the Washington student loan 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/1823.htm)
2. **Engrossed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1823.E.htm)
3. **Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1823.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#23) — **67–29** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) — **57–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Timmons — primary (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Slatter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13** First reading, referred to Postsecondary Education & Workforce. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14** Public hearing in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-17** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-02-17** PEW - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-17** 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; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-03-02** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:30 AM.
- **2023-03-15** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-29** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-03-29** HEWD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29** 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; 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.
- **2023-04-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-18** Passed final passage; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09** Chapter 389, 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/2ab006db-ff14-4734-9ac1-a036a814b7ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).