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WashingtonSB 57902025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for community and technical college employees.

Sponsored By: June Robinson (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Cost-of-living raises for technical classified staff

Beginning July 1, 2025, each technical college board gets yearly funds to raise pay for classified employees covered by chapter 41.56 RCW. Pay and required salary-related benefits go up by the yearly cost-of-living index. The state fully funds these increases so boards can deliver the raises.

Guaranteed cost-of-living raises for academic staff

Beginning July 1, 2025, each community and technical college district gets yearly funds to raise pay for academic employees by the state cost-of-living index. The state pays the full cost of these raises and the required salary-related benefits. Districts must pay them through salary schedules and bargaining agreements, and certify by fiscal year‑end that the COL funds went to pay and benefits. The college board adds each funded raise to the salary base used for future increases, so percent raises build on a higher base.

New inflation index for college raises

Starting in the 2025–2027 biennium (effective July 1, 2025), Washington uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis implicit price deflator to set the cost-of-living rate. It uses the prior calendar year’s value at the start of the school year. This index sets the annual raise percentage for academic and classified employees at community and technical colleges. It can make raises bigger or smaller from year to year.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • June Robinson

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 11

House vote • 4/24/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 95 • No: 1 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 4/19/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 37 • No: 10 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/1/2025.

    5/17/2025Senate

  2. Chapter 344, 2025 Laws.

    5/17/2025Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    5/17/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/27/2025legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    4/26/2025legislature

  6. President signed.

    4/25/2025legislature

  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

    4/24/2025Senate

  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    4/24/2025Senate

  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/24/2025Senate

  10. APP - Executive action taken by committee.

    4/23/2025Senate

  11. APP - Majority; do pass.

    4/23/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    4/23/2025Senate

  13. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

    4/21/2025Senate

  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 10; absent, 1; excused, 1.

    4/19/2025Senate

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    4/19/2025Senate

  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    4/19/2025Senate

  17. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    4/19/2025Senate

  18. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    4/19/2025Senate

  19. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    4/18/2025Senate

  20. Minority; without recommendation.

    4/18/2025Senate

  21. Minority; do not pass.

    4/18/2025Senate

  22. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    3/18/2025Senate

  23. Introduced

    3/18/2025Senate

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