BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5918

SB 5918: School operating costs

Providing funding for school materials, supplies, and operating costs.

Summary

Increases allocations for materials, supplies, and operating costs by $100 per student or $100,000 per school district, whichever is greater, beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5918), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to funding for school materials, supplies, and operating costs;

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

Feb 4, 2026Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5918)
Feb 4, 2026Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 3, 2026EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5918)
Feb 3, 2026And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5918)
Feb 3, 2026Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5918)
Feb 3, 2026Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 3, 2026And refer to Ways & Means.
Feb 3, 2026EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 12, 2026First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
Dec 18, 2025Prefiled for introduction.

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

SB 5918 (2023–24) CCA allowance allocation · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5918 (2021–22) Board of regents/faculty · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5918 (2019–20) Whale watching guidelines · Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2019
SB 5918 (2017–18) Carbon reduction/rural manuf · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5918 (2015–16) County road vacation · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5918 (2013–14) Medicaid waiver/benefit exch · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5918 (2011–12) Scratch ticket machines · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5918 (2009–10) Paraeducator tutors · Did not pass · died in committee