---
type: "Bill"
title: "Making certain corrective changes resulting from the enactment of chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation resources)."
description: "Making certain corrective changes resulting from the enactment of chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation resources)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1853"
citation: "Washington HB 1853 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/104b5b09-53bf-4934-ab1f-654f8131d220"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1853&year=2023"
source_hash: "43d99018d67175e165d2dc10d7470b6e4ab42aa202165e32c5b096bb15b4fe21"
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 1853 (2023-2024) — Making certain corrective changes resulting from the enactment of chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation resources).

## 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/1853.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1853-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1853-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1853-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) — **50–45** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **34–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-30** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-04-04** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-04-04** TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-04** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-10** 1st substitute bill substituted (TR 23). `substitution`
- **2023-04-10** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-10** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-10** Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** First reading, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-12** Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 12:30 PM.
- **2023-04-12** TRAN - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-12** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-04-13** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2023-04-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14** Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
- **2023-04-14** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Senate receded from amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-20** Returned to second reading for amendment.
- **2023-04-20** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2023-04-20** Passed final passage; yeas, 50; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 3. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-21** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-04-22** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11** Chapter 431, 2023 Laws. `became-law`
- **2023-05-11** 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/104b5b09-53bf-4934-ab1f-654f8131d220`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).