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WA HB1226

WA HB1226
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.


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Introduced
01/13/2025
In Committee
01/13/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2026

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; 2 amending RCW 46.68.510 and 43.43.386; amending 2024 c 310 ss 105, 3 106, 110, 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 4 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 5 308, 309, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 501, 502, and 503 6 (uncodified); amending 2023 c 472 s 303 (uncodified); adding a new 7 section to 2024 c 310 (uncodified); making appropriations and 8 authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an 9 emergency. 10

AI Summary

This bill makes supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, totaling over $5 billion. * **University of Washington:** $3.7 million from the Motor Vehicle Account and Multimodal Transportation Account for sidewalk inventory and accessibility mapping, and intern and training programs. * **Department of Enterprise Services:** $6 million from the Carbon Emissions Reduction Account for zero-emission electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure. * **The Evergreen State College:** $94,000 from the Aeronautics Account for public policy research on aviation forecasts and strategies to reduce air travel demand. * **Washington Traffic Safety Commission:** Approximately $49.3 million from various accounts for traffic safety initiatives, including impaired driving prevention, active transportation safety, and a pilot program for automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras. * **County Road Administration Board:** Approximately $7 million from the Rural Arterial Trust Account, Motor Vehicle Account, and County Arterial Preservation Account for county road administration. * **Transportation Commission:** Approximately $4.2 million from various accounts for statewide transportation planning, route jurisdiction studies, and toll revenue performance reviews. * **Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board:** Approximately $2 million from the Multimodal Transportation Account and Freight Mobility Investment Account for freight mobility projects and truck parking solutions. * **Washington State Patrol:** Approximately $666 million from various accounts for state patrol operations, including trooper recruitment incentives, a land mobile radio system upgrade, and technology enhancements. * **Department of Licensing:** Approximately $445 million from various accounts for driver licensing technology, vehicle registration, and other licensing services. * **Department of Transportation (various programs):** Significant appropriations across multiple programs for toll operations, information technology, facility maintenance, highway maintenance, public-private partnerships, transportation operations, local programs, rail, and ferry construction and operations. These include substantial funding for capital projects, preservation, and specific initiatives like fish passage barrier removal and electric vehicle infrastructure. * **State Treasurer:** Over $1.5 billion for bond retirement and interest, and over $650,000 for bond sale expenses and fiscal agent charges. * **Transportation Improvement Board:** Over $272 million from various accounts for pavement, sidewalks, and complete streets projects.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (on 01/12/2026)

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