Providing a monthly diaper subsidy for parents or other caregivers receiving temporary assistance for needy families.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Mar 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
48–1
Passed
Total votes 49
Feb 10, 2022
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
27
Committee
25
Mar 17, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-35)
house
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 11:00 AM.
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
HHSV - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM.
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-1)
senate
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 09:00 AM
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Rivers
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
David Frockt
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Lovelett
DDemocratic
Co
Mona Das
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kuderer
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
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