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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1694

HB 1694: Public school construction

Providing state funding assistance for public school construction.

Summary

  • Authorizes $250 million in special revenue bonds backed by lottery revenues to address public school construction, including but not limited to all-day kindergarten and K-3 class-size facility needs.
  • Transfers $150 million from the Budget Stabilization Account attributable to extraordinary revenue growth to the Education Construction Fund during the 2015-17 biennium.
  • Transfers $140 million from the Budget Stabilization Account attributable to extraordinary revenue growth to the Opportunity Pathways Account to offset the impacts of the lottery bond debt service on the operating budget.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1694), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Drew MacEwen (R-35)
Introduced
January 26, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1694, SHB 1694

AN ACT Relating to providing state funding assistance for public school construction;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Drew MacEwen (R-35)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1694)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1694)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1694)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1694)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1694)
  10. Referred to Appropriations.
  11. CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1694)
  12. CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1694 in other sessions

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