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WA SB5810

WA SB5810
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.


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Introduced
04/15/2025
In Committee
04/15/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/12/2026

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 9.46.100, 2 18.04.105, 18.20.430, 18.43.150, 18.51.060, 18.85.061, 19.28.351, 3 28C.10.082, 34.12.130, 41.05.120, 41.50.075, 41.50.110, 43.09.282, 4 43.19.025, 43.24.150, 43.99N.060, 43.101.200, 43.101.220, 43.320.110, 5 43.330.250, 43.330.365, 50.16.010, 50.24.014, 51.44.190, 59.21.050, 6 67.70.044, 69.50.540, 70.79.350, 70.104.110, 70.128.160, 74.46.561, 7 74.46.581, 79.64.040, 28B.76.525, 38.40.200, 38.40.210, 38.40.220, 8 51.44.170, and 72.09.780; reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.050 and 9 79.64.110; amending 2023 c 475 ss 128, 912, 712, and 738 and 2024 c 10 376 ss 112, 113, 114, 116, 119, 120, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 11 133, 139, 141, 142, 146, 150, 153, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 12 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 13 227, 228, 229, 230, 302, 304, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 14 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 15 523, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 609, 612, 702, 703, 704, 707, 16 713, 717, 801, 802, 803, and 804 (uncodified); reenacting 2023 c 475 17 s 915 (uncodified); creating new sections; making appropriations; 18 providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency. 19

AI Summary

This bill makes operating appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium and supplemental operating appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, totaling over $30 billion. * **House of Representatives:** $122,623,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Senate:** $94,878,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee:** $14,148,000 appropriated from the Performance Audits of Government Account—State for performance audits, including reviews of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families' juvenile rehabilitation programs and the ignition interlock device revolving account. * **Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee:** $5,421,000 appropriated from the Performance Audits of Government Account—State. * **Joint Legislative Systems Committee:** $41,472,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027 for information technology support for legislative district offices. * **Office of State Legislative Labor Relations:** $1,815,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Office of the State Actuary:** $8,455,000 appropriated from various state accounts, including the General Fund—State, for actuarial services. * **Statute Law Committee:** $12,430,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Office of Legislative Support Services:** $12,663,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Supreme Court:** $30,590,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Commission on Judicial Conduct:** $5,458,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Court of Appeals:** $52,604,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Administrator for the Courts:** $323,584,000 appropriated from various state and federal funds for court operations, including significant funding for State v. Blake ruling compliance. * **Office of Public Defense:** $150,467,000 appropriated from various state and federal funds for public defense services, including grants to counties and cities for services related to State v. Blake. * **Office of Civil Legal Aid:** $120,799,000 appropriated from various state and federal funds for civil legal aid services, including for tenants at risk of eviction and survivors of domestic violence. * **Office of the Governor:** $65,960,000 appropriated from various state accounts, including the General Fund—State, for general government operations, including the office of equity and gubernatorial emergencies. * **Lieutenant Governor:** $2,614,000 appropriated from various state and private/local funds for operations. * **Public Disclosure Commission:** $13,325,000 appropriated from various state accounts for transparency in political campaigns and lobbying. * **Secretary of State:** $130,129,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for election costs, voter registration, and election security operations. * **Governor's Office of Indian Affairs:** $1,638,000 appropriated from various state accounts for government-to-government training sessions. * **Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs:** $1,203,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **State Treasurer:** $23,756,000 appropriated from the State Treasurer's Service Account—State for operations. * **State Auditor:** $21,236,000 appropriated from various state accounts for audits, including school district data verification and law enforcement audits. * **Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials:** $542,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Attorney General:** $501,315,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for legal services, including tobacco master settlement agreement enforcement, law enforcement data, the YES tip line program, and sexually violent predator cases. * **Caseload Forecast Council:** $4,893,000 appropriated from various state accounts for caseload forecasting, including for the Washington college grant program and apple health expansion. * **Department of Commerce—Community Services:** $255,802,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for community services, including dispute resolution, services for the homeless, and firearm safety programs. * **Department of Commerce—Housing:** $1,158,830,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for housing assistance, including for homeless families and youth, permanent supportive housing, and emergency housing capacity. * **Department of Commerce—Local Government:** $114,559,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for local government services, including growth management planning and middle housing initiatives. * **Department of Commerce—Energy and Innovation:** $103,204,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for energy and innovation programs, including electric vehicle incentives and weatherization. * **Department of Commerce—Program Support:** $27,998,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for program support, including child care capacity expansion. * **Economic and Revenue Forecast Council:** $1,791,000 appropriated from various state accounts for economic and revenue forecasting. * **Office of Financial Management:** $340,172,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for agency operations, including the One Washington enterprise resource planning project and information technology projects. * **Office of Administrative Hearings:** $69,093,000 appropriated from the Administrative Hearings Revolving Account—State for operations. * **Washington State Lottery:** $32,365,000 appropriated from the Lottery Administrative Account—State for operations. * **Commission on Hispanic Affairs:** $2,378,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027, including grants for gang youth intervention specialists. * **Commission on African-American Affairs:** $999,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Department of Retirement Systems—Operations:** $112,312,000 appropriated from the Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account—State for operations, including pension system modernization. * **Department of Revenue:** $895,959,000 appropriated from various state accounts for tax administration, including capital gains tax and working families tax exemption programs. * **Board of Tax Appeals:** $5,291,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027. * **Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises:** $15,832,000 appropriated from various state accounts for promoting minority and women's business enterprises. * **Insurance Commissioner:** $89,381,000 appropriated from various state accounts for regulatory activities, including prenatal and postnatal care. * **State Investment Board:** $83,860,000 appropriated from the State Investment Board Expense Account—State for operations. * **Liquor and Cannabis Board:** $120,025,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for regulatory activities, including cannabis excise tax collection. * **Utilities and Transportation Commission:** $72,805,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for regulatory activities, including rural broadband expansion. * **Military Department:** $813,541,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for military department operations, including disaster response and earthquake resilience studies. * **Public Employment Relations Commission:** $11,109,000 appropriated from various state accounts for operations. * **Board of Accountancy:** $5,013,000 appropriated from the Certified Public Accountants' Account—State for operations. * **Board for Volunteer Firefighters:** $1,470,000 appropriated from the Volunteer Firefighters' and Reserve Officers' Administrative Account—State for operations. * **Forensic Investigation Council:** $839,000 appropriated from the Death Investigations Account—State for multiple death investigations and human remains identification. * **Department of Enterprise Services:** $19,669,000 appropriated from various state accounts for agency operations, including facilities and services charges to legislative agencies and vehicle purchases. * **Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation:** $10,103,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for historic preservation programs. * **Washington Technology Solutions Agency:** $138,783,000 appropriated from various state accounts for information technology services, including project management and cybersecurity. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Mental Health Program:** $1,656,025,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for mental health services, including state psychiatric hospitals, community partnerships, competency evaluations, and violence reduction teams. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Developmental Disabilities Program:** $5,356,982,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for community services, including respite beds and supported employment. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Aging and Adult Services Program:** $12,219,253,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for aging and adult services, including nursing facility payment rates and services for the deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Economic Services Program:** $2,878,157,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for economic services, including the WorkFirst program, child care subsidies, and summer electronic benefit transfer program. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Vocational Rehabilitation Program:** $179,928,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for vocational rehabilitation services. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Special Commitment Program:** $160,602,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027 for special commitment center operations. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Administration and Supporting Services Program:** $192,113,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for administration and supporting services, including the SILAS project and statewide electronic health records solution. * **Department of Social and Health Services—Payments to Other Agencies Program:** $202,385,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for payments to other agencies, including master property insurance. * **State Health Care Authority—Medical Assistance:** $30,701,095,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for medical assistance programs, including accountable communities of health, medicaid quality improvement, long-term support services, and supported housing and employment services. * **State Health Care Authority—Employee and Retiree Benefits Program:** $77,785,000 appropriated from various state accounts for employee and retiree benefits. * **State Health Care Authority—Health Benefit Exchange:** $236,209,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for the health benefit exchange, including premium assistance programs. * **State Health Care Authority—Community Behavioral Health Program:** $5,842,076,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for community behavioral health programs, including Trueblood settlement provisions, assertive community treatment teams, and crisis services. * **Human Rights Commission:** $12,556,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for operations. * **Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals:** $54,021,000 appropriated from various state accounts for operations. * **Criminal Justice Training Commission:** $231,439,000 appropriated from various state accounts for training, including basic law enforcement training, mental health field response teams, and officer wellness programs. * **Office of Independent Investigations:** $25,705,000 appropriated from the General Fund—State for FY 2026 and FY 2027 for investigations, including forensic services and training. * **Department of Labor and Industries:** $978,446,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for department operations, including safety and health assessment research, aerospace workforce development, and crime victims compensation. * **Department of Veterans Affairs:** $202,899,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for state veterans homes program operations. * **Department of Health:** $144,735,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for department administration, including child profile health promotion, tribal policy, and water quality programs. * **Department of Health—Health Sciences:** $176,916,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for health sciences, including cystic fibrosis DNA testing and the Washington main street program. * **Department of Health—Environmental Public Health:** $124,948,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for environmental public health, including safe drinking water programs and nitrate pollution mitigation. * **Department of Health—Health Systems Quality Assurance:** $268,520,000 appropriated from various state and federal accounts for health systems quality assurance, including nursing licensure and prescription monitoring programs. * **Various State Agencies:** The bill also includes numerous transfers between accounts and other miscellaneous provisions. The bill covers the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, with some provisions addressing the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. It also includes significant conditions on spending, such as expiration dates, restricted uses, and reversion clauses.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

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

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