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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning working connections child care payment authorizations."
description: "Concerning working connections child care payment authorizations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 6540"
citation: "Washington SB 6540 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOW-INCOME PERSONS", "CHILDREN", "YOUTH", "AND FAMILIES", "DEPARTMENT", "COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES", "INDIANS", "CHILD CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilson, C."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-22"
last_action: "2020-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49c1775f-eb8f-4aed-b162-24c929a712ba"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6540&year=2019"
source_hash: "c3f4195385e4a66b0642c85f5cae0abacc6bc88aff57bf713b99ff6666d8974c"
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 6540 (2019-2020) — Concerning working connections child care payment authorizations.
## 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/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6540.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6540-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2019-20/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6540-S.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Wilson, C. — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Hasegawa — cosponsor (person)
- Kuderer — cosponsor (person)
- Saldaña — cosponsor (person)
- Wellman — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-22** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-07** EDU - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-07** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-07** Referred to Ways & Means.
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-11** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2020-02-11** Minority; do not pass.
- **2020-02-11** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2020-02-11** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2020-02-13** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2020-02-17** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2020-02-17** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2020-02-17** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-02-17** Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. `reading-3`
- **2020-02-19** First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** HSEL - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-02-28** Referred to Appropriations.
- **2020-02-29** APP - Majority; do pass.
- **2020-03-03** Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- **2020-03-04** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- **2020-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2020-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-03-11** Delivered to Governor.
- **2020-04-03** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-03** Chapter 355, 2020 Laws. `became-law`
- **2020-04-03** Effective date 1/1/2021. `became-law`
- **2020-01-31T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-07T13:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
- **2020-02-10T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-11T15:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
- **2020-02-26T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-27T18:30:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
- **2020-02-29T14:00:00+00:00** Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49c1775f-eb8f-4aed-b162-24c929a712ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).