---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs."
description: "Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2124"
citation: "Washington HB 2124 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eslick"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-04"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6cf90c6-c7ab-4b25-bbc4-2f1fc8824c1f"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2124&year=2023"
source_hash: "352ccc1d13e7f54e8b3ff1398965b1108de78e0a216bfe7052f503b3ce09d48f"
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 2124 (2023-2024) — Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs.

## 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/2124.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2124-S2.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2124-S2.PL.htm)
4. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2124-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#45) — **39–8** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#50) — **86–7** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) — **74–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eslick — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Kloba — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ramel — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Rule — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)
- Tharinger — cosponsor (person)
- Timmons — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-04** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2024-01-08** First reading, referred to Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-12** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-01-12** HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-12** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-05** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-05** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-10** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & K-12 Education. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 86; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 4. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 282, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 11/1/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6cf90c6-c7ab-4b25-bbc4-2f1fc8824c1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).