republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/hb-2779.md

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Bill	Improving access to mental health services for children and youth.	Improving access to mental health services for children and youth.	us/states/wa	Washington Legislature	2017-2018	HB 2779	Washington HB 2779 (2017-2018)	bill	SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OFFICE (OSPI) MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATURE CHILD CARE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS CHILDREN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT	enacted	Senn	4	42	3	2018-01-16	2018-03-22	openstates	ocd-bill/74293eaa-f444-4b2e-ac87-cd6f5e80c5e0	http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2779&year=2017	a98c71db2c9c3219bebac3f318f6989723403472ce3862191cc737d432fe45a1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wa

Washington HB 2779 (2017-2018) — Improving access to mental health services for children and youth.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• Final Passage (#12) — 84–14 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) — 88–10 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Senn — primary (person)
• Bergquist — cosponsor (person)
• Dent — cosponsor (person)
• Doglio — cosponsor (person)
• Eslick — cosponsor (person)
• Goodman — cosponsor (person)
• Kloba — cosponsor (person)
• Macri — cosponsor (person)
• Pollet — cosponsor (person)
• Santos — cosponsor (person)
• Tharinger — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-16 First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). reading-1
• 2018-01-19 ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-01-24 Referred to Appropriations.
• 2018-02-06 APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-06 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-06 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-08 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2018-02-12 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-01-19 ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-01-24 Referred to Appropriations.
• 2018-02-06 APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-06 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-06 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-08 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2018-02-12 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-02-06 APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. passage
• 2018-02-06 Minority; do not pass.
• 2018-02-06 Referred to Rules 2 Review.
• 2018-02-08 Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
• 2018-02-12 2nd substitute bill substituted. substitution
• 2018-02-12 Floor amendment(s) adopted.
• 2018-02-12 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-02-12 Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2018-02-15 First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. reading-1
• 2018-02-21 HSC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
• 2018-02-21 And refer to Ways & Means. referral-committee
• 2018-02-22 Referred to Ways & Means.
• 2018-02-26 WM - Majority; do pass without amendment(s) by Human Services & Corrections.
• 2018-02-26 Minority; without recommendation.
• 2018-02-26 Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
• 2018-02-28 Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
• 2018-03-01 Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
• 2018-03-01 Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
• 2018-03-01 Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. reading-3
• 2018-03-05 House concurred in Senate amendments.
• 2018-03-05 Passed final passage; yeas, 88; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0. passage
• 2018-03-08 Speaker signed. passage
• 2018-03-08 President signed. passage
• 2018-03-08 Delivered to Governor.
• 2018-03-22 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2018-03-22 Chapter 175, 2018 Laws. became-law
• 2018-03-22 Effective date 6/7/2018*. became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/74293eaa-f444-4b2e-ac87-cd6f5e80c5e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).