WA People
BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1225: Budgeting process

Reforming the Washington state budgeting process through requiring prioritized spending on essential state functions, placing limitations on state spending and revenue proposals, and requiring accountability for every dollar spent within the state budget.

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Travis Couture (R-35)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026

AN ACT Relating to reforming the Washington state budgeting process through requiring prioritized spending on essential state functions, placing limitations on state spending and revenue proposals, and requiring accountability for every dollar spent within the state budget;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Travis Couture (R-35)

11 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 11 Republicans)

April Connors R-8Sam Low R-39Cyndy Jacobsen R-25Skyler Rude R-16Stephanie McClintock R-18Michael Keaton R-25Jim Walsh R-19John Ley R-18Jeremie Dufault R-15Stephanie Barnard R-8Michelle Valdez R-26

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Appropriations.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1225 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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