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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets."
description: "Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 1272"
citation: "Washington HB 1272 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergquist"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58976c81-869f-445b-850f-adcf33d93822"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1272&year=2023"
source_hash: "fe53df273138564e58c6cf20c8f67815ec8b4a2506792d91480ac05ba4b70609"
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 1272 (2023-2024) — Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets.
## 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/1272.htm)
2. **Engrossed Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S2.E.htm)
3. **Second Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S2.htm)
4. **Second Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1272-S2.PL.htm)
5. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/1272-S.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) — **57–33** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) — **85–10** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) — **29–20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bergquist — primary (person)
- Christian — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Reeves — cosponsor (person)
- Riccelli — cosponsor (person)
- Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Volz — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-12** First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
- **2023-01-25** Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-31** Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-01-31** SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-01-31** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13** Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.
- **2023-02-22** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
- **2023-02-22** APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2023-02-22** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2023-02-24** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- **2024-01-16** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-01-24** 2nd substitute bill substituted (APP 23). `substitution`
- **2024-01-24** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-01-24** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-24** Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 8. `reading-3`
- **2024-01-26** First reading, referred to State Government & Elections. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- **2024-02-20** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-20** SGE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-23** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-02-27** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 85; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 2. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-14** Chapter 78, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-14** Effective date 1/1/2025. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58976c81-869f-445b-850f-adcf33d93822`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).