republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/hb-2684.md

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Bill	Defining the process for best interest determinations of students in out-of-home care.	Defining the process for best interest determinations of students in out-of-home care.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	HB 2684	Washington HB 2684 (2017-2018)	bill	CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOSTER CARE	enacted	Caldier	3	25	2	2018-01-12	2018-03-21	openstates	ocd-bill/109e403f-cbf0-4843-833d-cb7ad584f728	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2684&year=2017	f1918456668874b4f6b661ac3792e688aede7c9e4da77fed6d4ed0f2d90be35c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington HB 2684 (2017-2018) — Defining the process for best interest determinations of students in out-of-home care.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source
3. Substitute Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Final Passage (#36) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Caldier — primary (person)
• Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Kagi — cosponsor (person)
• Kilduff — cosponsor (person)
• McBride — cosponsor (person)
• Muri — cosponsor (person)
• Ortiz-Self — cosponsor (person)
• Senn — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-12 First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2018-01-30 ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-02 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-06 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-08 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-01-30 ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-02 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-06 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-08 1st substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-02-08 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2018-02-08 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-02-08 Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. reading-3
• 2018-02-13 First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. reading-1
• 2018-02-20 EDU - Majority; do pass.
• 2018-02-20 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-02-22 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-02-27 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-02-28 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-02-28 Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2018-03-03 Speaker signed. passage
• 2018-03-08 President signed. passage
• 2018-03-08 Delivered to Governor.
• 2018-03-21 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2018-03-21 Chapter 139, 2018 Laws. became-law
• 2018-03-21 Effective date 9/1/2018. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/109e403f-cbf0-4843-833d-cb7ad584f728. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).