---
type: "Bill"
title: "Addressing behavioral health provider shortages."
description: "Addressing behavioral health provider shortages."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2247"
citation: "Washington HB 2247 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bateman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7434bdf3-692c-456b-af69-791110221edd"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2247&year=2023"
source_hash: "8f002bbd2e3a27fdec4520b419c2f48435c557f9c33fdf50d1ab415846d8d211"
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 2247 (2023-2024) — Addressing behavioral health provider shortages.

## 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/2247.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2247-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2247-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2247-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2247-S.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#53) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#48) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bateman — primary (person)
- Bronoske — cosponsor (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Doglio — cosponsor (person)
- Duerr — cosponsor (person)
- Leavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Reed — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-23** Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-30** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-01-30** HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-01-31** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-03** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 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** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-12** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** HLTC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- **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 Health & Long Term Care. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-28** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-29** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 0; 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`
- **2024-03-29** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-29** Chapter 371, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-29** Effective date 10/1/2025***. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7434bdf3-692c-456b-af69-791110221edd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).