Bill
Bill > SB5166
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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2026
03/12/2026
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 28B.76.525, 2 34.12.130, 38.40.200, 38.40.210, 38.40.220, 51.44.170, and 72.09.780; 3 amending 2024 c 376 ss 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 4 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 139, 141, 142, 144, 146, 149, 150, 5 153, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 6 214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 7 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 504, 506, 8 507, 508, 509, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 523, 601, 602, 9 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 609, 612, 613, 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 713, 10 717, 801, 802, 803, and 804 (uncodified); amending 2023 c 475 s 712 11 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2024 c 376 (uncodified); making 12 appropriations; and declaring an emergency. 13
AI Summary
This bill makes second supplemental operating appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, totaling over $26 billion.
* **Court of Appeals:** Receives $56.8 million from the General Fund—State for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. $1.5 million of this is for implementing postconviction counsel provisions.
* **Administrator for the Courts:** Receives $456.9 million from various funds including the General Fund—State ($251.2 million), Federal Appropriation ($2.2 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($681,000), Judicial Stabilization Trust Account—State Appropriation ($122.8 million), Judicial Information Systems Account—State Appropriation ($79.5 million), and Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State Appropriation ($479,000). Specific allocations include $14 million for truancy, children in need of services, and at-risk youth referrals, $2.2 million for statewide fiscal impact on Thurston County courts, $6 million for court-appointed attorney and visitor requirements in guardianship cases, $2 million for security in small municipal and county courts, $250,000 for sanitary lactation spaces in courthouses, $1.35 million for expanding the equity dashboard program, $750,000 for protection orders/hope cards, $2 million for data quality issues across court management systems, $51.4 million for direct refunds of legal financial obligations due to the State v. Blake ruling, $38 million to assist counties with State v. Blake decision costs, $11.5 million to assist cities with State v. Blake decision costs, $743,000 for jury diversity, $1.52 million for a jury pay pilot program in Pierce County, $1.8 million for electronic monitoring with victim notification technology, $18,000 for judge pro tempore compensation, $20,000 for violence prevention, $109,000 for prior juvenile offenses, $1.3 billion for eLearning courses, $686,000 for public guardianship services, $500,000 for a sequential intercept model pilot program, $150,000 for a study on legal financial obligations, $659,000 for domestic violence initiatives, and $218,000 for Clark County Superior Court, contingent on the bill's enactment.
* **Office of Public Defense:** Receives $156.9 million from the General Fund—State ($130.7 million), Federal Appropriation ($385,000), and Judicial Stabilization Trust Account—State Appropriation ($16.2 million). This includes $1.8 million for improving trial court public defense services, $8.9 million for public defense services related to vacating convictions and resentencing under State v. Blake, $2 million for prefiling legal representation for parents at risk of child welfare involvement, $1.8 million for postconviction counsel, $13.5 million for public defense/insanity cases, and $2.9 million for the parents for parents program, and $1 million for a telephone consultation line for parents facing child welfare involvement.
* **Office of Civil Legal Aid:** Receives $123.9 million from the General Fund—State ($117.3 million) and Judicial Stabilization Trust Account—State Appropriation ($6.7 million). This includes funds for the appointed counsel program for children in dependency cases, civil legal aid for tenants at risk of eviction, appointed counsel for tenants in unlawful detainer cases, civil relief under State v. Blake, telephonic legal advice for seniors, a legal advice phone line for kinship caregivers, and expansion of civil legal aid for domestic violence survivors.
* **Office of the Governor:** Receives $84.1 million from the General Fund—State ($53.3 million), Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account—State Appropriation ($10.9 million), GOV Central Service Account—State Appropriation ($19 million), Performance Audits of Government Account—State Appropriation ($827,000), and Workforce Education Investment Account—State Appropriation ($100,000). This includes funds for the office of the education ombuds, the office of equity, career-connected learning, riparian habitat improvement for salmon recovery, and children in crisis initiatives.
* **Secretary of State:** Receives $176.6 million from the General Fund—State ($121.7 million), Federal Appropriation ($8.6 million), Public Records Efficiency, Preservation, and Access Account—State Appropriation ($11.7 million), Charitable Organization Education Account—State Appropriation ($1.2 million), Washington State Library Operations Account—State Appropriation ($14.8 million), Local Government Archives Account—State Appropriation ($12.1 million), Election Account—Federal Appropriation ($4.5 million), and Personnel Service Account—State Appropriation ($2.3 million). This includes funds for county reimbursement for election costs, gavel-to-gavel television coverage of state government, support for the Washington talking book and Braille library, humanities Washington speaker's bureau community conversations, election reconciliation reporting, voter registration system maintenance, election security operations, and implementation of various election-related bills.
* **Governor's Office of Indian Affairs:** Receives $2.2 million from the General Fund—State ($1.6 million) and Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation ($658,000) for government-to-government training and analysis of the opportunity gap for Native American students.
* **Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs:** Receives $1.9 million from the General Fund—State for analyses of the opportunity gap for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students.
* **State Treasurer:** Receives $24.6 million from the State Treasurer's Service Account—State Appropriation for studying laws limiting public financing and investments, and authorizes the deposit of up to $3 million of taxes into the statewide tourism marketing account.
* **Attorney General:** Receives $542.4 million from various funds including the General Fund—State ($91 million), Federal Appropriation ($25.8 million), Public Service Revolving Account—State Appropriation ($5.2 million), New Motor Vehicle Arbitration Account—State Appropriation ($1.9 million), Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account—State Appropriation ($6.6 million), Child Rescue Fund—State Appropriation ($200,000), Legal Services Revolving Account—State Appropriation ($409.9 million), Local Government Archives Account—State Appropriation ($1.1 million), Tobacco Prevention and Control Account—State Appropriation ($276,000), and Washington State Attorney General Charitable Asset Protection Account—State Appropriation ($100,000). This includes funds for legal services related to tobacco master settlement agreement payments, law enforcement data, the YES tip line program for youth safety, the Washington state missing and murdered indigenous women and people task force, legal services for Indian child welfare act cases, establishment of a truth and reconciliation tribal advisory committee, legal services for voter rights and redistricting litigation, legal services for challenges to chapter 104, Laws of 2022, legal services for defense in an environmental cleanup action, prosecution of sexually violent predator cases, resources for the criminal litigation unit, creation of a statewide organized retail crime task force, implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5078 (firearms industry duties), updating the introduction to Washington water law legal primer, implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5263 (psilocybin), implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5080 (cannabis social equity), implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5236 (hospital staffing standards), implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5272 (speed safety cameras), implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1028 (crime victims and witnesses), implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1469 (health care services/access), implementation of House Bill No. 1512 (missing persons), implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1177 (indigenous women), implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1470 (private detention facilities), implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1570 (TNC insurance programs), implementation of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1762 (warehouse employees), implementation of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1175 (petroleum storage tanks), study on health care affordability, implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1069 (mental health counselor compensation), implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1216 (clean energy siting), implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5427 (hate crimes & bias incidents), implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5838 (AI task force), support for the underground economy task force, and implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5271 (DOH/facilities enforcement).
* **Department of Commerce—Community Services and Housing:** Receives over $2 billion from various funds including the General Fund—State ($905.8 million), Federal Appropriation ($281.8 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($5.3 million), Affordable Housing for All Account—State Appropriation ($109.4 million), Apple Health and Homes Account—State Appropriation ($28.5 million), Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation ($35 million), Community Reinvestment Account—State Appropriation ($200 million), Community and Economic Development Fee Account—State Appropriation ($4.3 million), Covenant Homeownership Account—State Appropriation ($150 million), Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Crimes Investigation and Prosecution Account—State Appropriation ($2.7 million), Home Security Fund Account—State Appropriation ($291.9 million), Lead Paint Account—State Appropriation ($264,000), Prostitution Prevention and Intervention Account—State Appropriation ($26,000), and Washington Housing Trust Account—State Appropriation ($11.1 million). This includes significant funding for housing assistance, services for homeless families and youth, transitional housing, emergency housing, and programs to prevent homelessness.
* **Department of Commerce—Local Government:** Receives over $242 million from the General Fund—State ($110.1 million), Federal Appropriation ($44.6 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($1.1 million), Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation ($53.4 million), Community Preservation and Development Authority Account—State Appropriation ($4.8 million), Growth Management Planning and Environmental Review Fund—State Appropriation ($5.7 million), Liquor Excise Tax Account—State Appropriation ($1.4 million), Liquor Revolving Account—State Appropriation ($6.8 million), Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State Appropriation ($1 million), Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account—State Appropriation ($100,000), Natural Climate Solutions Account—State Appropriation ($2.7 million), Public Facilities Construction Loan Revolving Account—State Appropriation ($1.4 million), Public Works Assistance Account—State Appropriation ($9.3 million). This funding is for technical assistance to smaller cities and counties, grants for comprehensive plans and development regulations, public works contracting training, and grants for housing planning.
* **Department of Commerce—Office of Economic Development:** Receives over $249 million from the General Fund—State ($60.8 million), Federal Appropriation ($108.1 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($1.2 million), Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation ($7 million), Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment Fund Match Transfer Account—State Appropriation ($31.7 million), Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation ($4.5 million), Community and Economic Development Fee Account—State Appropriation ($765,000), Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund—Federal Appropriation ($23.4 million), Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account—State Appropriation ($2.8 million), and Statewide Tourism Marketing Account—State Appropriation ($9 million). This funding supports associate development organizations, the Northwest agriculture business center, the regulatory roadmap program, small business export assistance, Pacific Northwest economic region membership, strategic growth areas, the Andy Hill cancer research endowment program, international market representation, small business incubators, microenterprise development organizations, business centers for underserved communities, the keep Washington working act work group, the small business innovation and competitiveness fund, grants to arts, heritage, and science sectors, grants for energy assessments, grants for clean energy projects, analysis for lower Snake river dam removal impacts, grants for port districts for clean energy projects, grants for community-based organizations for energy assistance, grants for diaper banks, grants to counties for housing support, grants for community violence prevention, grants for safe storage programs, grants to community-based organizations for housing and workforce development, grants to cities for human services dispatch, grants to nonprofit organizations for wildfire recovery, grants for a regional sports complex study, grants for a jail modernization study, grants for integrating water, sewer, school, and port districts into growth management planning, grants for a housing market study for tenants and landlords, grants for local governments for homeless housing programs, grants to nonprofit organizations for youth development, grants to nonprofit organizations for affordable housing, grants to Snohomish county human services, grants to Pacific county for drug task forces, grants to statewide and community asset building coalitions, grants to community-based organizations in Whatcom county for services to unhoused residents, grants to nonprofit organizations for farmworker training, grants to nonprofit organizations for a cultural and job training program, grants to the Yakima valley local crime lab, grants to the housing finance commission for covenant homeownership program activities, grants to a nonprofit organization for a community center in south King county, grants to nonprofit organizations for homeownership assistance, grants to a nonprofit organization for reentry support, grants to a nonprofit community action agency in Seattle, grants to a social purpose corporation for job training, grants to the Yakima valley local crime lab for firearm crime analysis, grants to local governments for homeless housing programs, grants to a youth development organization for civic engagement, grants to a nonprofit organization for affordable housing in east King county, grants to Snohomish county human services, grants to Pacific county for drug task forces, grants to statewide and community asset building coalitions, grants to community-based organizations in Whatcom county for services to unhoused residents, grants to nonprofit organizations for farmworker training, grants to a social purpose corporation for job training, grants to the Yakima valley local crime lab for firearm crime analysis, grants to local governments for homeless housing programs, grants to a youth development organization for civic engagement, grants to a nonprofit organization for affordable housing in east King county, grants to Snohomish county human services, grants to Pacific county for drug task forces, grants to statewide and community asset building coalitions, grants to community-based organizations in Whatcom county for services to unhoused residents, grants to nonprofit organizations for farmworker training, and grants to a social purpose corporation for job training.
* **Department of Commerce—Energy and Innovation:** Receives over $616 million from the General Fund—State ($20.9 million), Federal Appropriation ($325.7 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($34,000), Building Code Council Account—State Appropriation ($17,000), Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation ($217.5 million), Community and Economic Development Fee Account—State Appropriation ($160,000), and Electric Vehicle Incentive Account—State Appropriation ($50 million). This includes funding for alternative fuel vehicle programs, charging and refueling infrastructure mapping, grants for clean energy project siting and permitting, analysis of electricity generation needs, expansion of the industrial symbiosis program, circular economy market development, innovation cluster accelerator program, and grants for community-based organizations for clean energy access.
* **Department of Social and Health Services—Community Services and Housing:** Receives over $2 billion from the General Fund—State ($905.8 million), Federal Appropriation ($281.8 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($5.3 million), Dedicated Cannabis Account—State Appropriation ($7 million), Affordable Housing for All Account—State Appropriation ($109.4 million), Apple Health and Homes Account—State Appropriation ($28.5 million), Climate Commitment Account—State Appropriation ($35 million), Community Reinvestment Account—State Appropriation ($200 million), Community and Economic Development Fee Account—State Appropriation ($4.3 million), Covenant Homeownership Account—State Appropriation ($150 million), Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Crimes Investigation and Prosecution Account—State Appropriation ($2.7 million), Home Security Fund Account—State Appropriation ($291.9 million), Lead Paint Account—State Appropriation ($264,000), Prostitution Prevention and Intervention Account—State Appropriation ($26,000), and Washington Housing Trust Account—State Appropriation ($11.1 million). This funding supports a wide range of programs including housing assistance, services for homeless families and youth, and initiatives to prevent homelessness.
* **Department of Social and Health Services—Mental Health Program:** Receives over $1.75 billion from the General Fund—State ($1.59 billion), Federal Appropriation ($192.1 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($6.3 million), Model Toxics Control Operating Account—State Appropriation ($680,000), and Statewide 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Line Account—State Appropriation ($33.5 million). This includes funding for state psychiatric hospitals, community policing efforts around state hospitals, the Trueblood settlement agreement, competency restoration services, acuity-based staffing, violence reduction teams, and services for individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity.
* **Department of Social and Health Services—Developmental Disabilities Program:** Receives over $4.9 billion from the General Fund—State ($2.4 billion), Federal Appropriation ($2.5 billion), Private/Local Appropriation ($4.1 million), and Developmental Disabilities Community Services Account—State Appropriation ($32.1 million). This funding supports community services, including rate increases for individual providers, home care agencies, and community residential providers, as well as services for youth in crisis and those with developmental disabilities.
* **Department of Social and Health Services—Program Support:** Receives over $48.8 million from the General Fund—State ($47.2 million), Federal Appropriation ($8 million), and various other accounts. This includes funding for child care capacity expansion, grants for retired senior volunteer programs, the Washington new Americans program, ombuds services for developmental disabilities, services for homeless families and youth, administration of grant programs linking homeless students with housing, housing assistance, essential needs and housing support programs, grants for transitional and long-term housing for unsheltered individuals, grants for the office of equity, grants for community services block grant programs, grants to cities for housing, grants to community-based organizations for outreach and assistance programs, grants for family resource centers, grants to local governments for homeless housing programs, and grants to nonprofit organizations for homeownership assistance.
* **Department of Social and Health Services—Institutional Services:** Receives over $560 million from the General Fund—State ($280 million), Federal Appropriation ($260.5 million), Private/Local Appropriation ($19.5 million). This funding
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Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (on 01/12/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5166&Year=2025&Initiative=false |
| Senate Bill Report | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/5166%20SBR%20WM%20TA%2025.pdf |
| Senate Bill Report (Orig.) | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/5166%20SBA%20WM%2025.pdf |
| BillText | https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5166.pdf |
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