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WashingtonSB 59942025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures.

Sponsored By: Adrian Cortes (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Schools keep timber funding during levy gaps

Beginning March 16, 2026, Washington uses past school levy rates to protect timber tax funding during levy gaps. When a district has no current capital project levy, calculations use its highest capital levy rate from the two preceding calendar years. When it has no current enrichment levy, calculations use its highest enrichment rate from those years. Each rule requires that levy type to have been imposed in at least one of those years. Capital rates apply to debt and capital projects; enrichment rates apply to other school purposes.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Adrian Cortes

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Liz Lovelett

    Democratic • Senate

  • Noel Frame

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sharon Shewmake

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 2

House vote • 3/4/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 96 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 2/11/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 47 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 3/16/2026.

    3/16/2026Senate

  2. Chapter 74, 2026 Laws.

    3/16/2026Senate

  3. Governor signed.

    3/16/2026legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    3/9/2026legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    3/5/2026legislature

  6. President signed.

    3/5/2026legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

    3/4/2026Senate

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/4/2026Senate

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

    3/3/2026Senate

  10. FIN - Majority; do pass.

    3/2/2026Senate

  11. FIN - Executive action taken by committee.

    3/2/2026Senate

  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    3/2/2026Senate

  13. First reading, referred to Finance.

    2/14/2026Senate

  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    2/11/2026Senate

  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/11/2026Senate

  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/10/2026Senate

  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    2/4/2026Senate

  18. Minority; without recommendation.

    2/3/2026Senate

  19. WM - Majority; do pass.

    2/3/2026Senate

  20. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

    1/12/2026Senate

  21. Prefiled for introduction.

    1/6/2026Senate

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