Concerning child care access.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed May 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2019 · House Apr 18, 2019
How they voted
22–18
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 44
Apr 12, 2019
D
Democratic27
74% Yea
R
Republican17
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
20
Committee
16
May 13, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 75; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 4.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-18-4)
senate
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 AM
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 08:00 AM
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
APP - Executive action taken by committee.
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
HSEL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kristine Reeves
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Christine Kilduff
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Ryu
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Mari Leavitt
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Sells
DDemocratic
Co
Nicole Macri
DDemocratic
Co
Roger Goodman
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon Shewmake
DDemocratic
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