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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 5186

SB 5186: School district fac. funding

Concerning local funding for school district facilities.

Summary

  • Lowers the voter approval threshold from 60 percent to 55 percent of voters for school districts to issue general obligation bonds, levy taxes to make payments on those bonds, and exceed the statutory debt limit.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5186), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2025
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26)
Introduced
January 13, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
February 26, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5186, SSB 5186, 2SSB 5186

AN ACT Relating to local funding for school district facilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26)

18 co-sponsors (18 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Lisa Wellman D-41Tina Orwall D-33Marcus Riccelli D-3Mike Chapman D-24Bob Hasegawa D-11Noel Frame D-36Drew Hansen D-23Marko Liias D-21Rebecca Saldaña D-37Adrian Cortes D-18Manka Dhingra D-45Liz Lovelett D-40T'wina Nobles D-28Sharon Shewmake D-42Vandana Slatter D-48Derek Stanford D-1Javier Valdez D-46Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 5186)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5186)
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Moved to Rules White Sheet. (2SSB 5186)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5186)
  6. Moved to Rules White Sheet. (SSB 5186)
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5186)
  8. Moved to Rules White Sheet.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  10. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 5186)
  11. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5186)
  12. Senate Rules "X" file.
  13. Minority; do not pass. (2SSB 5186)
  14. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 5186)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 5186)
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5186)
  17. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5186)
  18. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5186)
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  22. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5186)
  23. Referred to Ways & Means.
  24. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5186)
  25. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5186)
  26. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5186)
  27. And refer to Ways & Means.
  28. Minority; do not pass.
  29. EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  30. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  31. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5186 in other sessions

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

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