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HB1383 • 2026

Baby products grant program

Establishing a grant program for the purchase and distribution of essential baby products.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Hill, Representative Eslick, Representative Obras, Representative Callan, Representative Nance, Representative Cortes, Representative Alvarado, Representative Jacobsen, Representative Ormsby, Representative Parshley, Representative Leavitt, Representative Simmons, Representative Berry, Representative Bernbaum, Representative Timmons, Representative Hunt, Representative Ortiz-Self, Representative Davis, Representative Paul, Representative Peterson, Representative Dent, Representative Fosse, Representative Pollet, Representative Salahuddin, Representative Wylie, Representative Ramel, Representative Macri
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
H Approps
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Baby products grant program

Baby products grant program

What This Bill Does

  • Baby products grant program

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

Baby products grant program

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
AN ACT Relating to establishing a grant program for the purchase 1
and distribution of essential baby products; and adding a new section 2
to chapter 43.330 RCW. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.330 5
RCW to read as follows: 6
(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this 7
specific purpose, the department must administer a grant program to 8
provide grants to providers that operate diaper banks. Grant funding 9
must be used for the purchase of diapers, wipes, and other essential 10
baby products for distribution to families in need.11
(2) Providers must apply for grant funding in a manner and on a 12
timeline determined by the department. 13
(3) The department must prioritize grants to providers serving or 14
located in marginalized low-income communities or communities of 15
color that are members of the national diaper bank network or 16
equivalent successor organization, or, in communities where a 17
national diaper bank network member does not exist, providers with 18
sufficient storage, purchasing ability, and distribution capacity to 19
manage the grant, and at least a two-year track record of 20
distributing baby or other family essentials goods at scale.21
H-0245.1
HOUSE BILL 1383
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Hill, Eslick, Obras, Callan, Nance, Cortes,
Alvarado, Jacobsen, Ormsby, Parshley, Leavitt, Simmons, Berry,
Bernbaum, Timmons, Hunt, Ortiz-Self, Davis, Paul, Peterson, Dent,
Fosse, Pollet, Salahuddin, Wylie, Ramel, and Macri
Read first time 01/17/25. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
p. 1 HB 1383
(4) By December 1, 2025, and on an annual basis thereafter, the 1
department must publish a report on its website detailing grants 2
awarded through the program. 3
(5) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.4
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p. 2 HB 1383