republic-os/legislation/us/states/wa/2017-2018/sb-6274.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Helping foster and homeless youth complete apprenticeships."
description: "Helping foster and homeless youth complete apprenticeships."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6274"
citation: "Washington SB 6274 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NAMED ACTS", "HOMELESS PERSONS", "EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT", "CHILDREN", "FOSTER CARE", "APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ranker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31859393-08b9-4a53-bc9a-61d9e46af86a"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6274&year=2017"
source_hash: "a615726570206317433ebaad0a577231413c62a956e348cbcc15b95206a01198"
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 SB 6274 (2017-2018) — Helping foster and homeless youth complete apprenticeships.

## 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/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6274.htm)
2. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6274-S2.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6274-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) — **35–12** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) — **55–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ranker — primary (person)
- Darneille — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Keiser — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Liias — cosponsor (person)
- Palumbo — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11** First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-23** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-23** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-24** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-01-23** HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-01-23** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-01-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-01-24** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-06** WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-06** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-06** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-06** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-10** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-12** 2nd substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-12** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-12** Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2018-02-14** First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-02-23** HE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- **2018-02-23** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-23** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-23** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2018-02-26** APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Higher Education.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2018-02-27** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-02-28** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2018-02-28** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-02-28** Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** Senate concurred in House amendments.
- **2018-03-06** Passed final passage; yeas, 34; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-22** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter 232, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-22** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31859393-08b9-4a53-bc9a-61d9e46af86a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).