BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5187: Student transportation

Providing adequate and predictable student transportation.

Summary

Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to provide an analysis of school district transportation costs and allocations to the Legislature by June 1, 2028.
Requires OSPI to develop a transparent, predictable, and comprehensive student transportation funding model that addresses the diverse needs of students and the unique characteristics of school districts.
Provides additional funding in the amount of $400 per student for students that require special transportation due to the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5187), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing adequate and predictable student transportation;

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

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

SB 5187 (2023–24) Operating budget · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 475, Laws of 2023
SB 5187 (2021–22) Clay targets/sales tax · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5187 (2019–20) School compost & recycling · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5187 (2017–18) County auditors · Enacted · Chapter 37, Laws of 2017
SB 5187 (2015–16) High capacity transp. system · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5187 (2013–14) Gray wolf attacks · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5187 (2011–12) Mental health professionals · Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2011
SB 5187 (2009–10) Voting procedures · Did not pass · died in committee