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ESSB 6540 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to working connections child care payment authorizations;
Description Concerning working connections child care payment authorizations.

Details

Date Introduced 02/11/2020
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2019-20
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $3,406,197.75
Original Prediction 38.21%

Bill Topics

CHILD CARE
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
INDIANS
LOW-INCOME PERSONS

Sponsors

Senator Wilson, C. (Primary)
Senator Wellman
Senator Dhingra
Senator Hasegawa
Senator Kuderer
Senator Saldaña

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (Public)
Hearing Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (Executive)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Public)
Hearing Senate Ways & Means (Executive)
Hearing House Human Services & Early Learning (Public)
Hearing House Human Services & Early Learning (Executive)
Hearing House Appropriations (Public)
Hearing House Appropriations (Executive)

ESSB 6540 Bill Timeline

Go to ESSB 6540 at leg.wa.gov
Became Law
04/03/2020
C 355 L 20
Governor signed.
04/03/2020
C 355 L 20
Chapter 355, 2020 Laws.
04/03/2020
C 355 L 20
Effective date 1/1/2021.
03/11/2020
C 355 L 20
Delivered to Governor.
03/10/2020
C 355 L 20
Speaker signed.
03/09/2020
C 355 L 20
President signed.
03/05/2020
C 355 L 20
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
03/04/2020
C 355 L 20
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
03/03/2020
C 355 L 20
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
02/29/2020
C 355 L 20
APP - Majority; do pass.
02/28/2020
C 355 L 20
Referred to Appropriations.
02/27/2020
C 355 L 20
HSEL - Majority; do pass.
02/19/2020
C 355 L 20
First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning.
02/17/2020
C 355 L 20
1st substitute bill substituted.
02/17/2020
C 355 L 20
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
02/17/2020
C 355 L 20
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
02/17/2020
C 355 L 20
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
02/13/2020
C 355 L 20
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
02/11/2020
C 355 L 20
Minority; without recommendation.
02/11/2020
C 355 L 20
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
02/11/2020
C 355 L 20
Minority; do not pass.
02/11/2020
C 355 L 20
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
02/07/2020
Ssubst for
EDU - Majority; do pass.
02/07/2020
Ssubst for
And refer to Ways & Means.
02/07/2020
Ssubst for
Referred to Ways & Means.
01/22/2020
Ssubst for
First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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