WashingtonSB 59982025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsored By: June Robinson (Democratic)

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732 provisions identified: 619 benefits, 75 costs, 38 mixed.

Self-defense acquittals bring named defendants reimbursements

The law funds one-time fiscal year 2026 reimbursements for 14 named defendants acquitted on self-defense grounds. Angel I. Garcia receives $161,411; Anthony L. Chastain, $147,953; Robert J. Peterson, $4,500; and Jeremy R. McBryde, $14,288. Jeremy J. Spidle receives $10,250; Osman Morales-Santo, $137,040; and Joshalynn (La Chelle) Williams, $17,978. Juan Bonilla Vasquez receives $723,944; Bacari Hunter, $13,500; Dondre Butler, $64,047; and Ashton Walker, $25,798. Pasha Salimiaghdam receives $7,895; Doris Watkins, $5,000; and Darian Downing, $60,000. Payments require a voucher approved by the Department of Enterprise Services director, except where otherwise provided. This provision does not create general eligibility for other households.

Wrongful conviction payment for Scott Meier

The law provides $79,669 in fiscal year 2026 to compensate Scott Meier for a wrongful conviction. Payment requires a voucher approved by the Department of Enterprise Services director, except where otherwise provided. This is a named payment, not a new compensation program for all households.

Broader care benefits for Medicaid patients

Classic Medicaid removes its mental health visit limit and adds shingles vaccines, screening, brief intervention, and treatment referrals. Apple Health covers all FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior approval in both managed care and fee-for-service. The law also funds a partnership with a state-based oral health foundation to connect Medicaid patients with dental services. Health homes remain funded from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.

Continued care for immigrants losing Medicaid

Beginning October 1, 2026, Washington continues care for certain people losing federal Medicaid coverage under section 71119 of P.L. 119-21. Immigration status must cause the loss of coverage for these services. The long-term care program serves up to 1,162 people, with $17.824 million in state funding for fiscal year 2027. The developmental disability program serves up to 29 people, with $556,000 for fiscal year 2027. Both programs prioritize people in residential settings at risk of losing housing and people with higher care needs.

Dental benefits and care for Medicaid

The law funds an adult dental benefit for adults eligible for Washington Medicaid. It also provides $1 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to the University of Washington School of Dentistry. That money supports dental care for Medicaid patients and people without insurance. These provisions do not list covered services, patient costs, or individual benefit amounts.

Early support for children with disabilities

The law funds early intervention for all eligible children with disabilities from birth to age three. Fiscal year 2027 funding includes $181.266 million in state funds, $2 million from the Education Legacy Trust Account, and $7.138 million federally. The child and family services department must reimburse providers, with Health Care Authority assistance within available funding. Payments must follow state and federal rules, including special education and Medicaid requirements. By December 1, 2026, both agencies must report child counts, reimbursements, other funding, and providers' use of nonstate money.

Easier Medicare assistance and enrollment help

The law funds removal of the asset test from Medicare Savings Program reviews; other eligibility rules still apply. It also provides $3.297 million for Washington's Senior Health Insurance Benefit Advisor program. That money supports Medicare education, outreach, counseling, and complaint help for older adults and people with disabilities. Counseling funding does not change Medicare benefits.

State health coverage for immigrant adults

Beginning January 1, 2027, the state opens health coverage enrollment for up to 5,000 adults age 19 or older. Countable income must be at or below 138% of the federal poverty level. Immigration status must bar federal Medicaid or federal health exchange subsidies, and no other full-scope federally funded medical assistance can be available. Coverage is comparable to categorically needy Medicaid. The program must switch from managed care to fee-for-service by January 1, 2027.

Housing offers required before funded encampment closures

The law provides $45.05 million each year in 2026 and 2027 to move encampment residents toward safer, preferably permanent housing. Commerce prioritizes sustainable housing plans and effective outreach; grantees must sign agreements defining responsibilities and measurable outcomes. Before moving residents or closing encampments, grantees must conduct extensive outreach and offer housing matched to individual needs. Lodging should avoid group shelter settings when possible; temporary placements require efforts toward permanent housing within six months, except unusual cases. Commerce must set safety, access, and habitability standards and publish agreements and outcomes at least every 90 days while protecting privacy. Grants cannot replace existing housing or homelessness-service funding.

Funding for college and apprenticeship aid

The Washington College Grant receives $276.416 million in state general funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. It also receives $582.922 million from Workforce Education Investment, $69.639 million from Education Legacy Trust, and $67.654 million from Washington Opportunity Pathways. The college affordability program receives $21.035 million in fiscal year 2026 and $21.624 million in fiscal year 2027. Grant administration for recipients in state-registered apprenticeships receives $850,000 each fiscal year. Existing program eligibility rules still apply; these funds do not set new individual award amounts.

Higher pay for covered state employees

Covered state employees receive pay increases of 3.0% starting July 1, 2025, and 2.6% starting July 1, 2026. Each increase uses the greater of the stated general wage increase or the applicable community and technical college cost-of-living adjustment. Washington State University also receives $3.91 million solely to raise nursing salaries. Western Washington University receives $33,000 each fiscal year for employee pay at Washington State University's Everett campus. These targeted funds do not set individual employees' raises.

Paid training for special education teachers

The law provides $2.612 million for one cohort of 17 special education teacher residents each school year. Residents receive first-year paraeducator-level pay, and each resident’s mentor receives a $2,500 annual stipend. Residents must complete at least 900 hours of clinical practice, at least half coteaching with their mentor. Residents cannot have lead responsibility for student learning; coursework must link with practice and meet teacher-preparation standards. The program prioritizes communities where residents are expected to fill vacancies and stay, with jointly designed, culturally responsive coursework.

Funding for children and families administration

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families receives $1.975517 billion for program support. The provided comparison amount is $812.863 million. Funding comes from state, federal, private/local, and designated accounts. This provision does not show how the total changes particular services, family benefits, or household costs.

More funding for prisons and administration

Correctional operations funding rises from $1.62137 billion to $1.656347 billion. State General Fund support rises from $785.488 million to $807.095 million in fiscal year 2026 and from $812.962 million to $829.458 million in 2027. Separate administration and support funding rises from $159.476 million to $163.217 million in 2026 and from $162.022 million to $167.135 million in 2027. Federal administration funding rises from $400,000 to $1.054 million. These funds support department operations and do not establish household payments or new individual eligibility rules.

More funding for children and families

Children and Families Services Program funding rises from $1.613104 billion to $1.677552 billion. State general fund support is $557.911 million in fiscal year 2026 and $579.422 million in 2027. The budget also includes $534.083 million in federal general funds and $3.312 million in opioid settlement funds. The money supports Department of Children, Youth, and Families services, not a stated payment to each family.

More funding for community behavioral care

Two-year Community Behavioral Health Program funding rises from $5.986679 billion to $6.234456 billion. This supports community mental health and substance use services and their providers. The law also reserves $30 million from the workforce education investment account for the Center for Behavioral Health Learning. These appropriations do not set individual payments or guarantee specific services.

School meal funding supports students

Washington school food services receive $1.135993 billion, including federal funds, for the budget period. State funding includes $122.053 million for FY2026 and $1,000 for FY2027, plus $122.041 million from the Education Legacy Trust Account for FY2027. Within school meal funding, $83.617 million each year reimburses districts for meals not receiving the federal free-meal reimbursement rate. That reimbursement applies to schools or groups required to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision. Funding goes to school programs and districts, not directly to families.

Funding early learning and provider participation

The law provides $3.320452 billion for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families' early learning program. This total includes state, federal, private, local, and dedicated-account funds. It also sets aside $1.728 million in each of fiscal 2026 and 2027 to reduce participation barriers. That money is solely for low-income providers taking part in Early Achievers. These funding provisions do not set individual family or provider payment amounts.

Funding for schools and classroom supplies

The law provides about $22.815 billion for general school funding and $278.944 million for statewide education programs and administration. General school funding includes about $9.830 billion for fiscal 2026, $9.992 billion for fiscal 2027, and $2.993 billion from the Education Legacy Trust Account. Districts also receive materials funding of $35.27 per full-time-equivalent student in 2025–26 and $37.76 in 2026–27. Grades 9–12 add $4.69 and $5.03, respectively; this money is only for implementing the school-materials law, Senate Bill 5192. The law removes the June 30, 2025 enactment-based lapse condition for that money. During 2025–2027, the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account can also fund public schools covered by chapters 28A.150 and 28A.715 RCW, without requiring an appropriation.

More learning assistance for school students

The law raises total Learning Assistance Program funding from $1.674432 billion to $1.711334 billion, a $36.902 million increase. State funding is $538.294 million for fiscal 2026 and $536.498 million for fiscal 2027. Average funding per annual average full-time equivalent student rises from $1,075 to $1,099 for 2025–26. For 2026–27, it rises from $1,103 to $1,133. Districts receive the money to serve eligible students; families do not receive direct payments.

Pay adjustment funding for school employees

The law provides $368.331 million in fiscal 2026 and $777.595 million in fiscal 2027 for school employee pay adjustments. The funded increases are 2.5% for 2025–26 and 2.6% for 2026–27; substitute-teacher salary adjustments are excluded. For the specified staff types, statewide salary-allocation minimums are $80,164, $118,994, and $57,507 in 2025–26. They rise to $82,248, $122,088, and $59,002 in 2026–27, multiplied by each district's regional factor in LEAP Document 3. These funding amounts do not guarantee an individual employee's salary, except as provided by law.

School funding for students with disabilities

The state General Fund provides about $2.329 billion for special education in fiscal 2026 and $2.467 billion in fiscal 2027. Federal money and Education Legacy Trust Account money also support these programs. State special education funds cover costs beyond general school funding. Districts must also give special education students, as a group, their full share of general school funding. Families do not receive direct payments.

Transportation funding for eligible school students

The law provides $880.949 million for student transportation in fiscal 2026 and $871.386 million in fiscal 2027. The $1.752335 billion total funds district transportation for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 school years. Students must meet the transportation eligibility definitions in RCW 28A.160.160. The money supports district services, not direct payments to families.

More funding for Medicaid care

Washington's medical assistance budget rises from $30.968 billion to $32.675864 billion for 2025–2027. The law also funds higher Medicaid primary care provider rates to maintain access. Medicaid quality programs receive up to $618.44 million in federal funds and $252.603 million in private or local funds. Quality payments can depend on meeting milestones under three federal waiver initiatives, with required performance timelines and reports. This funding does not guarantee a specific benefit to clients or providers.

WorkFirst funding supports low-income families

WorkFirst receives $149.164 million in state funds for FY2026, $131.476 million for FY2027, and $867.641 million in federal funds. It also receives $15.5 million from the Employment Services Administrative Account and $26.5 million from the Administrative Contingency Account. These funds cover all program components and allow state-only assistance for families eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. During both 2023–2025 and 2025–2027, appropriated unemployment special programs account money can support poverty-reduction programs, including WorkFirst and food stamp employment and training. This authority does not change individual eligibility or benefit amounts.

Fewer personal-care slots for noncitizens

Dedicated personal-care funding now covers up to 16 people, down from 33. It serves non-U.S. citizens who cannot get Medicaid after leaving an acute-care hospital. Priority goes to people also on the department's services wait list.

More lawyer funding for foster-care children

Fiscal year 2027 funding for appointed lawyers representing children and youth in dependency cases rises from $8.611 million to $9.43 million. The money supports updated practice, caseload, and training standards adopted by the Supreme Court Commission on Children in Foster Care. The law does not specify how many additional children receive counsel.

More support for immigrants facing changes

The law provides immigrant assistance officials $25 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to expand support services. After consultation with the Governor's office, services support people in Washington who arrived in the United States and face recent federal immigration policy changes. Services can include housing, food, transportation, education, job help, legal connections, language help, and service navigation. Up to $750,000 of 2026 funding supports health information and referrals for Washington residents affected by Apple Health information sharing. Up to $500,000 each fiscal year supports language services at community services offices; no individual award amount is set.

Refunds after convictions overturned under Blake

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law funds direct refunds after courts vacate convictions because of State v. Blake. It provides $5.937 million for refunds, plus $870,000 each fiscal year for related court and payment work. Refunds cover legal financial obligations, collection costs, and documented costs paid to third parties. The court order must state the amount or authorize a clerk or court administrator to certify it.

Community placement help after psychiatric hospitalization

The law continues community placement beds and discharge case managers for eligible clients ready to leave state psychiatric hospitals. Each client must receive an individual assessment before leaving. The department must review each placement within 30 days and at least twice more during the first year. Reviews consider the client's needs and the safety of residents and staff.

Community respite beds support adult caregivers

The law funds 13 community respite beds for adults with $1.947 million for FY2026 and $2.058 million for FY2027. The beds provide caregiver relief and stabilization outside residential habilitation centers for planned or emergency respite. Each January, the department must report people served, bed locations, and monthly occupancy to the legislature.

Discharged Medicaid patients get transition support

The law funds 31 days of support for Apple Health patients discharged from a pilot hospital in Columbia County. Help includes rides, temporary housing assistance, rehabilitation coordination, benefit navigation, primary care, and 24-hour clinic phone support. The state must contract with the managed care organization covering the most Apple Health clients in Washington.

Doula coverage for public plan members

Beginning January 1, 2026, the uniform medical plan covers doula services. Coverage applies to members enrolled in that plan, including eligible Washington public employees. The provision does not state payment amounts or member cost-sharing.

Enrollment help for Medicaid coverage changes

The Health Care Authority must coordinate outreach and enrollment help for people risking coverage loss under section 71119 of P.L. 119-21. It works with social services to refer people losing Medicaid eligibility to the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. The authority completes Medicaid applications in Healthplanfinder for households receiving or applying for medical assistance; agencies expand staff access. Funding is also restricted to following federal Medicaid eligibility rule changes, but those changes are not described here. Enrollment help and referrals do not guarantee coverage or lower costs.

Family planning coverage for uninsured 19-year-olds

The law provides family planning services to qualifying uninsured 19-year-olds with income at or below 260% of federal poverty. They must need these services and have no public or private insurance. They also must not be covered by or eligible for another medical assistance family planning program. Services match those covered by Washington's Family Planning Waiver as of August 2018.

Fewer reviews for disability assistance recipients

The law ends mid-certification reviews for aged, blind, or disabled assistance programs and housing and essential needs referral programs. Participants no longer face this particular review during their certification period. This reduces paperwork and the risk of help stopping because of that review.

Funding for family planning and abortion

Within approved funding, the state must maintain and increase family planning access through Department of Health sexual and reproductive health providers. Support uses service rates in effect July 1, 2022; the provision does not state a new rate. Abortion access programs receive $7.735 million each fiscal year for provider grants, staffing, recruitment, retention, training, outreach, and security. Another $9.855 million from the abortion savings account funds implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill 6182. That appropriation lapses unless Senate Bill 6182 is enacted by June 30, 2026; it sets no individual eligibility or payment amount.

Funding for school and summer meals

The law provides $26.614 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to implement Washington's free school meals law. State matching funds add $11.703 million in 2026 and $11.692 million in 2027 for federal child nutrition programs. Allowable uses include lower eligible student meal copays, summer meals, breakfast reimbursements, and expanded school breakfasts. The law also funds Summer EBT food assistance for summers following the 2024–25, 2025–26, and 2026–27 school years. Summer EBT must follow federal requirements; the provision does not state household benefit amounts.

Health help for public employees and retirees

Eligible Medicare-eligible retired or disabled public and school district employees receive a premium subsidy of up to $183 monthly. It covers January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, subject to Public Employees' Benefits Board approval. Reserves and other funds cannot raise the subsidy above $183. Beginning January 1, 2026, Uniform Dental Plan members get jaw-joint treatment coverage up to $1,000 annually and $5,000 per lifetime.

Higher child care subsidy payments

Working Connections Child Care receives $126.974 million in state funds for FY2027 improvements, including health-care contributions and cost-of-care payments. Beginning July 1, 2025, family, friends, and neighbor providers receive 50 cents more hourly per child. Beginning July 1, 2026, licensed or certified providers' subsidy base rates must reach the 85th percentile during the 2025–2027 budget period. The benchmark uses the latest market survey published before May 20, 2025, identified as the 2024 survey. Spending controls must track transactions for each child; these are provider payments, not set family checks.

Household help for sponsors of children

The law provides $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for households sponsoring eligible unaccompanied children. Each year includes $350,000 for household hardship support. Households must show financial need and have income below 250% of the federal poverty level. Children must be ages 0–17 and placed in Washington with a nonparental sponsor after release from federal refugee-resettlement custody. They must not have reunited with a parent; support can continue for 60 days after turning 18. Funds cover housing, childcare, transportation, internet and data, household goods, legal services, and other unmet needs. Community organizations can use up to 10% of the hardship support allocation for administration.

Housing and job support gets funding

The law funds waiver-based supported housing and employment services, capped at $131.704 million federal and $58.916 million local. Agencies must identify eligible clients and ensure they receive allowable, needed services. Reimbursements must be reasonable and stay within a per-person limit, whose amount is not stated here. For people ineligible for Medicaid, each service gets another $1 million in state funds in both fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Waiver initiative 3a or 3b eligibility must be confirmed before those services are authorized.

Legal help for residents facing discharge

The Office of Civil Legal Aid establishes legal services for Medicaid-eligible long-term care residents facing discharge from provider-owned settings. The law provides $783,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1.566 million in fiscal year 2027. The program provides legal help, not a specified cash payment to residents.

Medicaid asset relief for Holocaust survivors

The Health Care Authority can exclude qualifying Holocaust survivors' recovered insurance proceeds or other assets when checking Medicaid financial eligibility. The recoveries must fall within RCW 48.104.030. The law does not set a dollar amount to exclude.

Medicaid waiver funding for eligible clients

The law funds development and implementation of a Katie Beckett Medicaid waiver. The Health Care Authority must work with the Department of Social and Health Services. Enrollment is limited to 1,000 eligible clients during the waiver period.

More assistance slots for child welfare families

The law funds 32 additional parent-child assistance program slots for people involved with child welfare. It provides $292,000 in state funds for fiscal year 2027 and $127,000 in federal funds. Health and child services agencies must also check whether existing Health Care Authority funding can support more slots.

More health and addiction care in prisons

Each of FY2026 and FY2027 provides $15.916 million in opioid settlement funds and $1.784 million in state funds for opioid-use-disorder medication. This serves people entering full-confinement prison custody who took these medications in jail or outside custody before transfer. Opioid funding includes an increase from $8.916 million to $11.957 million, plus another $3.959 million. The law also directs funding to expand prison health and addiction care and screening. Screening covers chronic and infectious diseases, diabetes, heart disease, serious mental health conditions, and behavioral health services.

More help accessing affordable health coverage

DSHS must help people applying for or receiving state-funded services through the department or its contractors enroll in Medicaid. It must complete HealthPlanfinder Medicaid applications for households applying for or receiving public assistance. Clients expected to be ineligible for Medicaid must receive health exchange referrals before open enrollment. Separately, FY2027 funding deposited into the health care affordability account rises from $30 million to $55 million, bringing the total appropriation to $110 million. These provisions do not change Medicaid eligibility or set individual affordability benefit amounts.

More help reaching reproductive health care

The law funds the Washington Reproductive Access Alliance with $412,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. It also provides $72,000 from the workforce education investment account. The alliance must offer a website, phone line, care coordination, administrative support, and social support for patient travel. Another $300,000 in fiscal year 2027 supports protected health care under Washington law when services face disruption. Neither provision promises a set payment to each patient.

More premium help for eligible households

The law raises health insurance premium assistance funding from $75 million to $100 million. Eligible customers must have income at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level. They must also meet the additional eligibility requirements in RCW 43.71.110(4)(a). Total two-year Health Benefit Exchange funding rises from $276.118 million to $313.949 million. These appropriations do not set each household's assistance amount.

Respite beds support children and caregivers

The law funds enhanced respite beds statewide, with $2.884 million in state funds for 2026 and $3.016 million for 2027. It also provides $2.581 million in federal funds. Services give caregivers relief, help stabilize children's behavior, and support individual plans for children to remain at home. Each January, the department must report children served, bed locations, and monthly occupancy. The funding does not guarantee a placement for every family.

Services and communication access for deaf people

The law provides $4.206 million in fiscal year 2026 and $4.263 million in fiscal year 2027 for hearing-disability services. These funds are solely for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. Another $214,000 in 2026 and $1.071 million in 2027 support effective communication for patients with hearing disabilities in DSHS custody. That funding also supports compliance with the department's U.S. Department of Justice settlement.

Specialized treatment for youth with disabilities

The law funds a transitional treatment facility in leased Burien property for up to 12 youth ages 13–17 at once. Youth must have an intellectual or developmental disability or autism, plus a severe psychiatric diagnosis requiring physician-directed, 24-hour care. Admission is voluntary, with consent from the youth, guardian, or legal representative. Services prioritize a move to less restrictive community settings. The department coordinates placement and discharge with the children's agency and potential federal matching funds with the Health Care Authority.

State grocery benefits match federal SNAP

Washington's state food assistance benefit is set at 100% of the applicable federal SNAP benefit amount. The law does not state a separate dollar amount or benefit period. It also provides $2.15 million in fiscal year 2026 for food banks serving people during the November 2025 federal shutdown. Food bank funding does not set a payment for each household.

State health benefits fill coverage gaps

The state provides Medicaid-equivalent benefits when residence in an institution for mental diseases is the only reason for Medicaid ineligibility. State-only funds cover those benefits as needed. Adults enrolled in the medical care service program also get dental coverage equal to Medicaid’s adult dental benefit.

Steadier health coverage for young children

The law directs continuous Apple Health coverage for children ages zero through six with household income at or below 215% of the federal poverty level. The Health Care Authority must prepare its systems, but coverage cannot begin without federal Medicaid waiver approval. Separately, children with asthma enrolled in medical assistance get covered allergen-control bed and pillow covers. That equipment coverage is limited to available appropriated funds.

Support for relatives caring for children

Kinship care support receives $3.436 million in state funds for FY2026, $3.44 million for FY2027, and $66,000 in federal funds. Funding includes one kinship navigator for each area agency on aging and two for King County. The law does not set a payment for each caregiver.

Targeted pregnancy support and teen coverage

The Health Care Authority targets maternity support funding toward pregnant people with listed risks and prioritizes evidence-based care. Risks include high blood pressure, prior preterm or low-weight births, cognitive or developmental disabilities, substance abuse, or severe mental illness. Other listed factors are unhealthy weight, tobacco use, or African American or Native American race. Where practical, the authority must seek more federal funding by using local public funds. Pregnant teens who qualify under existing pregnancy medical programs keep pregnancy-related coverage when income-counting rules otherwise end eligibility.

Treatment and service connections for children

ECLIPSE funds therapeutic child care and treatment for abused, neglected, at-risk, or drug-affected children, prioritizing department referrals. Funding includes $3.456 million in state funds for FY2026, $3.466 million for FY2027, and $9.018 million from the Education Legacy Trust Account. The children and families department must contract for services and seek more funding to continue and expand them. A statewide referral system also receives $265,000 each year to connect families with services from pregnancy through age five.

Essential needs and housing help continues

The law provides $68.55 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for essential needs and housing support. Commerce may continue a pilot for certain older or disabled adults. It may also provide housing help to foundational community supports clients leaving benefits because their income or eligibility changes. Commerce must shift funding among providers or counties to reflect actual caseload changes.

Flexible housing help for homeless young people

The law provides $2 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for people under 25 experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Qualifying situations include being unsheltered, doubled up, in unsafe housing, leaving inpatient care, or attending school while homeless or at risk. Help may cover rent, application fees, deposits, transportation, car repairs, identification documents, education, work, and basic needs. Funds may go directly to young people or through providers and others supplying safe housing or support. An eligible person may receive help more than once.

Funding for youth shelter and housing

The law provides $3.8 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for youth homelessness services in designated anchor communities. Services include prevention, crisis help, and long-term housing. A Tacoma youth campus gets $1.913 million in 2026 and $1.912 million in 2027 for shelter and permanency planning. Its housing services for ages 18–24 may include rental help and case management; Commerce must report spending by October 31 every even year. Another $1.007 million each year funds a transitional housing program for nondependent homeless youth.

Grants help people avoid homelessness

The consolidated homeless grant program gets $1 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, plus $4.5 million from the Home Security Fund. Of each year's $1 million, $500,000 is reserved for homelessness diversion services. These services help people at substantial risk of losing stable housing or recently homeless people likely to return to stable housing. The law does not set individual assistance amounts.

Housing help after treatment or jail

The law provides $11.252 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for housing assistance to unhoused people. Uses include long-term rent subsidies, permanent supportive housing, and low- or no-barrier housing beds. Priority goes to people with mental health, substance use, or other complex conditions, criminal histories, or leaving treatment or local jails. Separately, $337,000 each year supports rental vouchers, bridge assistance, and efforts to prevent homelessness after behavioral health discharge. That program prioritizes people leaving state-operated facilities and does not guarantee each person a voucher.

Housing help during behavioral health crises

Three behavioral health service organizations receive grants totaling $4.211 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. The grants support treatment transitions for people diverted from prosecution and housing for people leaving crisis stabilization services. Three regional mobile crisis teams get $998,000 in state funds each year, plus $618,000 in federal funds. These teams focus on supported housing, homelessness prevention, and short-term housing options. They must prioritize the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness; the funding does not guarantee individual housing placements.

Housing help without required treatment

Housing-first programs receive $5.623 million in state funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. They also receive $3.748 million in federal funds to maintain and expand access. These programs provide housing support for adults with behavioral health conditions, tailored to each person's needs. Receiving housing support cannot depend on receiving behavioral health treatment.

Housing services for homeless families

The Washington Youth and Families Fund gets $1 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for homeless families and youth. It also gets $2 million from the Washington Housing Trust Account. A separate program linking homeless students and their families with stable housing gets $1 million in each year for administration. That program also gets $2 million from the Home Security Fund. These provisions do not set household payment amounts.

Housing support for foster care youth

The law provides $1.248 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, to continue an emergency adolescent housing pilot. It provides housing and intensive case management for hard-to-place foster youth age 16 or older. Another $250,000 each year implements House Bill 1177 on child welfare housing assistance. That implementation funding does not set individual grant amounts or change eligibility.

Housing vouchers support youth rehabilitation transitions

Juvenile rehabilitation community transition services receive $1.16 million in fiscal year 2026 and $2.007 million in 2027. Of those funds, $105,000 each year is reserved for housing vouchers for people receiving these services. The provision does not state an individual voucher amount.

More energy help for low-income households

The law raises climate account energy assistance from $25 million to $55 million in fiscal year 2026. Households must have income below 80% of area median income and live in communities with high environmental health disparities. Households must be offered a clean heating and cooling questionnaire and can receive grants for safer, more efficient electric systems. No more than 60% can target qualifying multifamily buildings; $5 million is for tribal members or tribal organizations. The department must establish safeguards against assistance-related rent increases or eviction for renters and lessees; household awards are not fixed.

More eviction lawyers and tenant-law funding

Funding for appointed lawyers in tenant eviction cases rises from $16.898 million to $19.898 million in fiscal year 2027. Civil Legal Aid prioritizes low-income tenants in counties with the most evictions and those disproportionately at risk of eviction. The Attorney General also receives $94,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to implement House Bill 1217. That allocation supports a separate residential tenant law; it does not itself change rent or create household payments.

Post-hospital housing support for young adults

The law funds the existing postinpatient housing program for young adults who need housing after inpatient care. It provides $2.278 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $2.153 million for fiscal year 2027. The program also gets $98,000 in federal funds. Provider contracts are exempt from competitive procurement requirements.

Temporary rent help for recovery transitions

Short-term rental subsidies receive $2.237 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, plus $500,000 from a treatment account. They serve people with mental health or substance use disorders awaiting longer-term Foundational Community Supports rental aid or leaving treatment or jail. They also serve otherwise eligible people excluded from Foundational Community Supports because of citizenship status. Separate short-term housing vouchers for people with substance use disorders receive $6 million from a treatment account and $4 million from opioid settlements. Individual subsidy and voucher amounts are not stated, and the law does not set voucher duration.

Funding for College Bound student scholarships

College Bound scholarships receive $1.165 million in state general funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. They also receive $1 million from Workforce Education Investment, $15.849 million from Education Legacy Trust, and $45.541 million from Washington Opportunity Pathways. The funding can support summer-session scholarships. Opportunity Scholarship awards do not count as state-funded aid when calculating College Bound award values.

Funding for student work study aid

The law provides $8.034 million for state work study aid in fiscal year 2026 and $8.035 million in 2027. Up to 4 percent may cover program administration. The law does not set each student's payment.

Job support for disabled school leavers

The law dedicates 2025–2027 funding to supported employment and community inclusion services for people leaving high school. Participants must have an intellectual or developmental disability and be expected to use these services. The department must submit separate forecasts for each service by September 1, 2025, and September 1, 2026. Forecasts must include historical data starting in fiscal 2018. The provision states no funding amount or guaranteed service level.

More early learning slots for children

The law funds at least 14,278 early learning slots in fiscal year 2026 and 14,528 in fiscal year 2027. Each year, 100 slots are reserved for foster children for school-year-round enrollment. Full-day slot rates rise 5% beginning in fiscal year 2026, with 250 additional full-day slots in fiscal year 2027. The Department of Children, Youth, and Families must seek more slots using private donations through the pre-k promise account.

Scholarship funding for Native American undergraduates

The Native American scholarship receives $2.2 million for the 2025–2027 biennium. Eligible students must belong to a federally recognized tribe located in Washington, file a FAFSA, and pursue an undergraduate degree. They must also maintain satisfactory academic progress. No more than $200,000 can cover administration, student support, outreach, and application help. Award priorities follow tribal consultation, and awards must be distributed by May of each fiscal year.

Scholarships and completion help for Passport students

Passport to College receives $6.999 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with scholarships capped at $5,000. The Washington Student Achievement Council must contract with a nonprofit for college completion services, funded at least $500,000 each year. The law also funds implementation of Passport to Careers. Extra Washington College Grant costs for Passport to Careers participants must use designated grant carryover funds or the state education trust fund.

Scholarships and training for health workers

For 2025–2027, both the behavioral health and health professionals loan repayment accounts must spend at least 5% on conditional scholarships. Funds may instead repay loans when demand remains unmet and no eligible scholarship applications are submitted. The Student Achievement Council and University of Washington must improve Health Corps and Behavioral Health Corps scholars’ training using existing resources. Nursing supervision grants receive $2.955 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.476 million in 2027. These grants encourage nurses to supervise students and create more clinical placements.

More funding for working families’ refunds

Washington increases funding for Working Families Tax Exemption payments to qualifying households. The law provides $275 million in fiscal year 2026 and $295 million in fiscal year 2027. This funding provision does not set each household’s payment amount.

Grants help cattle producers deter wolves

The northeast Washington wolf-livestock management program receives $912,000 for grants supporting nonlethal deterrence. Range riders or herd monitoring must cover targeted cattle areas daily or nearly daily. Grantees must coordinate prevention work with other grantees and organizations. Range riders must send monthly GPS tracks and written activity reports to Fish and Wildlife. Individual grant amounts are not stated.

Funding for state office and election security

The Secretary of State’s total 2025–2027 appropriation rises to $135.089 million across state, federal, and dedicated funds. Election security receives $8 million in fiscal year 2026 and $8 million in 2027. Security funding supports staff, assessments, monitoring, training, and grants to county partners and organizations. The work addresses computer and physical security threats; it does not provide household payments.

Funding protects communities during emergencies

The law provides $79.47 million in general funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for emergency response. It also provides $16.05 million from the disaster response account and $141.291 million from the budget stabilization account. All this money is limited to emergency response, including fire suppression. It funds response operations, not direct household payments.

Funding supports patrol and local enforcement

The Washington State Patrol receives $260.036 million for operations and services. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs receives $5 million each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. That money funds address and residency checks for registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders. Local grants receive $30,000 each year to investigate attempted firearm purchases or transfers by people barred from possessing firearms.

More funding for youth rehabilitation programs

Juvenile rehabilitation funding for 2025–2027 rises from $365.519 million to $377.823 million. State support is $191.265 million in fiscal year 2026 and $184.958 million in 2027. Other funds include $694,000 federal, $58,000 private/local, $652,000 from opioid settlements, and $196,000 from auto theft prevention. The money supports the Department of Children, Youth, and Families program; it does not set household payments.

Public safety funding includes law enforcement audits

The law provides $100 million from the Supplemental Criminal Justice Account to implement House Bill 2015 on public safety funding. It also provides $330,000 in fiscal 2026 and $305,000 in 2027 solely for that implementation. Separately, the State Auditor receives $663,000 each year for law enforcement audits. These funds support public safety systems and oversight, not direct household payments.

Food assistance and school food funded

Emergency food assistance gets $20.57 million in base funding plus $46.625 million extra in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. The fruit and vegetable incentives program gets $1.477 million in each year. Farm-to-school receives $2.5 million in base funding each year, supporting schools, students, and local food producers. These appropriations do not state household benefit amounts or new eligibility rules.

More funding for health quality oversight

The Department of Health’s 2025–2027 health systems quality assurance budget rises from $271.737 million to $296.83 million. Funding comes from state, federal, private/local, and dedicated accounts. It supports quality assurance work, without specifying a new patient benefit or household payment.

State hospital beds support mental health care

The law funds 162 civil beds at Eastern State Hospital and 287 at Western State Hospital in FY2026 and FY2027. DSHS must fully operate Eastern State's funded civil capacity. Beds not needed by eastern Washington residents must also serve western Washington residents. DSHS must work with the Health Care Authority to increase community capacity for long-term inpatient care.

Funding for Washington's homeownership assistance program

The law provides $200 million from the Covenant Homeownership Account solely to implement Washington's covenant homeownership program. This provision does not state who qualifies for individual help or how much a household receives.

Funding keeps shelters and homeless housing operating

Emergency housing grants receive $55.5 million for 2026, $31.5 million for 2027, and $24 million from the Washington Housing Trust Account. Local governments and nonprofits may use grants for outreach, short-term rent help, hotel vouchers, housing searches, and case management. As practical, they must maintain or increase emergency housing capacity despite rising costs. Separately, eligible local governments and contracted entities receive $58.802 million each year for emergency, temporary, and permanent supportive housing services. Those grants must prioritize existing service levels and prevent bed or program closures.

Extra state help for local schools

The law provides local effort assistance of $226.420 million in fiscal 2026 and $241.355 million in fiscal 2027. Within this school-funding story, it provides $31.627 million and $80.296 million, respectively, for an inflation enhancement. The enhancement raises the assistance threshold by $150 per pupil in calendar 2026 and again in calendar 2027. This money supports districts receiving local effort assistance, not payments to families.

More school funding for special education

Average special education funding per annual average full-time equivalent student rises from $13,928 to $14,216 for 2025–26. For 2026–27, it rises from $14,514 to $14,863. Safety net awards receive $261.935 million in state funds for fiscal 2026, $320.785 million for 2027, and $29.574 million federally. Districts must show costs beyond regular funding, and awards depend on actual spending in the current school year. At each school year's end, the superintendent must recover advance awards that districts did not qualify to keep.

Ecology funding rises with climate reporting

Ecology's revised budget is about $1.073 billion, up $2.027 million from about $1.071 billion. Account changes include $2.102 million in new Laboratory Accreditation Account funding. Ecology must report spending from Climate Commitment Act accounts. When spending is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the agency must estimate the reduction using an approved tool or method.

Local government programs receive Commerce funding

The law provides $156.098 million for Commerce local-government programs during 2025–2027. This includes $20.670 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $20.523 million for fiscal year 2027. Federal funding contributes $55.665 million, with the balance from specified accounts. The provision does not establish direct household payments.

State financial system gets funding safeguards

The law provides $271.365 million from the technology system development revolving account for phase 1A of One Washington, replacing state agency financial reporting systems. Included are technology funds of $12.087 million in fiscal year 2026 and $26.556 million in 2027, totaling $38.643 million. Agency readiness funds total $49.962 million: $21.775 million in 2026 and $28.187 million in 2027. Consultant and system architect staffing totals $1.773 million: $988,000 in 2026 and $785,000 in 2027. Money is limited to phase 1A, including related agency technology and readiness costs, and requires the act's technology review and written approval from the Office of Financial Management director before spending. The team must use step-by-step development and user research, show working software after every two-week work period, and support ongoing updates.

Funding for community health and housing

The law funds community health and housing supports through Washington's federal Medicaid demonstration waiver. Accountable Communities of Health can receive up to $608.495 million in federal funds and $273.495 million in local funds. Additional waiver housing supports have limits of $62.475 million in federal funds and $44.275 million in local funds. These are maximum spending amounts restricted to the named waiver initiatives, not guaranteed payments to households.

Higher Medicaid payments for university hospitals

The Health Care Authority must design a program raising UW Medicine inpatient Medicaid payments to the average paid by commercial insurers. Managed care plans make those payments after approval under federal rules, with implementation as soon as administratively possible. Affiliated hospitals may opt in. Participating hospitals retain payments, cover added program costs, and provide the nonfederal share. The program cannot increase state general fund spending.

More funding for social services administration

Social and Health Services administration and support funding rises from $402.001 million to $479.557 million for 2025–2027. Its payments-to-other-agencies program rises from $219.06 million to $252.618 million. These appropriations support agency operations and payments to other agencies. They do not identify a particular household service expansion, payment, or eligibility change.

Funding for college affordability and oversight

The law provides $107.387 million from the Workforce Education Investment Account for Washington’s college affordability program. State General Fund support adds $37.641 million in fiscal year 2026 and $38.694 million in 2027. These funds do not change program eligibility or set individual awards. Another $356,000 funds Student Achievement Council staffing for the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board.

Operating funds for public colleges

The law directs $239.871 million into the public colleges' operating fees account. Community and technical colleges receive $71.168 million, and the University of Washington receives $85.575 million. Washington State receives $45 million, Eastern Washington $9.8 million, and Central Washington $9 million. Western Washington receives $10.184 million, and Evergreen receives $9.144 million. This funding does not specify tuition changes or student savings.

Western gains program and student funding

Western Washington University's operating appropriation totals $244.875 million, including $95.835 million and $96.380 million in General Fund money for fiscal 2026 and 2027. It also includes $37.033 million from the Workforce Education Investment Account. Targeted funding provides $2.412 million to expand bilingual educator education and $890,000 to continue expanding undergraduate electrical and computer engineering. Another $1 million supports outreach and student services at Western on the Peninsulas, and $158,000 implements the 2023 postsecondary student-needs law. These funds do not set individual tuition aid, payments, or service entitlements.

Care residents lose specific transition safeguards

The law removes funding-backed transition safeguards that applied when Rainier School or another residential habilitation center closed. These covered placement choices, individual transition plans, relocation help, and follow-up on residents' outcomes. This provision does not itself close a facility.

Less funding for extra Medicaid services

Fiscal year 2027 funding for extra services falls from $14.525 million to $12.025 million. Managed care organizations provide these services to Medicaid members, but Medicaid does not cover them. The law does not set individual service cuts or require members to pay.

New limits on weight-loss drug coverage

The Health Care Authority cannot add prescription drug coverage for obesity or weight loss without a specific legislative appropriation. This applies to state- and federally funded medical assistance programs. The provision does not state that existing coverage is removed.

Public employees face benefit limits and closures

The Smart Health program ends January 1, 2026, and the accountable care plan option ends starting with plan year 2026. The Health Care Authority cannot add obesity or weight-loss drug coverage without a specific legislative appropriation. This restriction does not require removing existing diabetes drug coverage. Within current funding, the Public Employees' Benefits Board may adjust employer-paid long-term disability benefits to a maximum of $450 monthly. The law does not require that adjustment or state replacement plan costs.

Residential care businesses pay annual fees

Community residential service businesses pay an annual certification renewal fee of $859 per client in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The fee cannot exceed the department's annual licensing and oversight costs. A business's total charge depends on its client count and that cost cap.

State mental health funding falls

The state mental health program receives $1.613865 billion, down from $1.66055 billion. State funding includes $706.845 million for fiscal year 2026 and $701.045 million for fiscal year 2027. The total also includes $192.277 million in federal funds and $5.443 million in private and local funds. Spending remains subject to the program's budget conditions.

Smaller Commerce awards can be suspended

Commerce can suspend issuing grants or contracts worth less than $1 million per year. This authority applies only to awards not required by law. The provision does not identify which awards stop or the total funding affected.

Medicaid budget overruns trigger spending cuts

The Health Care Authority must reduce costs when quarterly spending reports and caseload forecasts show medical assistance spending exceeding appropriations. It can lower provider rates or remove optional services to stay within each year's budget. The law does not name which services are cut or require enrollees to make a general personal payment.

WorkFirst families face lower assistance funding

WorkFirst client assistance funding falls from $530.53 million to $469.061 million. This covers grants, diversion cash assistance, and additional diversion emergency assistance. The law does not specify how much any household's assistance changes.

Employment Security receives a smaller budget

The law cuts Employment Security's two-year budget by $7.319 million, from $938.645 million to $931.326 million. Revised general fund amounts are $164.230 million federally and $38.726 million from private or local sources. Unemployment administration receives $309.447 million, and the Administrative Contingency Account receives $47.541 million. Employment services receives $127.822 million. Family and medical leave insurance receives $193.746 million, and the long-term care trust account receives $49.814 million. This funding change does not specify changes to household eligibility or benefit amounts.

Less funding for colleges and universities

Community and technical college funding falls by $72.254 million to about $2.394 billion for 2025–27. Its state General Fund support falls to $913.517 million in fiscal year 2026 and $924.241 million in 2027. University of Washington funding falls by $68.282 million to about $1.03 billion. Eastern Washington University funding falls by $6.495 million to $175.878 million. These cuts reduce college operating resources; the law does not specify tuition increases or service cuts.

Higher Medicaid payments with hospital-funded costs

The Health Care Authority must maintain a Medicaid outpatient payment program, subject to federal approval. UW Medicine hospital payments must reach the average amount paid by commercial insurers. Affiliated UW Medicine hospitals may opt in. Participating hospitals cover added program costs and keep the payments. The program cannot increase state general fund spending.

Olympic Heritage beds funded with limits

Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health receives $48.635 million for FY2026 and $53.566 million for FY2027 to operate 74 beds in three wards. DSHS cannot use the remaining 38 beds. The Health Care Authority's selected contractor can use those beds only after completing the contracted process required by section 214.

Public pension funding rates temporarily reach zero

The law changes employer funding rates for specified Plan 1 improvements in public, school, public safety, and teacher retirement systems. Calculations include improvements effective from July 1, 2018, through July 1, 2026, spreading their costs over 15 years. The rate for these improvements is zero from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This provision changes employer funding, not members' stated pension benefits.

Accessible library services protected from cuts

The Washington Talking Book and Braille Library cannot face a larger percentage funding cut than the library as a whole. This protects its relative share of funding for accessible reading services. The law does not guarantee unchanged funding or set an amount.

Advance notice for families facing program changes

Children, Youth, and Families must give affected clients at least 30 calendar days' notice of qualifying policy or procedure changes. This applies when the department determines a change is likely to harm a majority of that program's clients. When 30-day notice is infeasible, it must try to notify clients as soon as possible. It must work with community organizations, tribes, and state and local agencies to share information, prioritizing language access where possible.

Funding for low-cost help resolving disputes

Resolution Washington receives $9.975 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The grant supports dispute resolution centers and programs across the state. These services offer low-cost alternatives to lawsuits. The law does not set individual service prices or eligibility rules.

Legal aid for Black gender-diverse communities

The law provides $150,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for nonprofit legal aid serving underserved people. Services include criminal law and civil rights matters, with a focus on Black gender-diverse communities. The recipient must have Seattle and Tacoma offices and a mission serving Black intersex and gender-diverse communities through legal and social services. The grant supports services but creates no set individual payment or legal entitlement.

Low-cost site leases for amateur radio

The Department of Natural Resources can lease sites to amateur radio operators for no more than $100 per year per site per lessee. The law provides $266,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to cover lost lease revenue. That money compensates the department and trust beneficiaries, rather than paying operators directly.

More funding for reentry legal help

Statewide reentry legal aid funding rises from $1.022 million to $1.272 million in fiscal year 2027. The Office of Civil Legal Aid uses the money to continue the existing project. No individual payment amount is specified.

More language help for Commerce services

The Department of Commerce gets $175,000 in fiscal year 2026 and another $175,000 in fiscal year 2027 for language access. The money supports activities such as translation, interpretation, and materials in other languages. It helps people who need language assistance use department materials and services. The provision does not create individual payments.

Poverty workgroup funding can cover participation costs

The law provides $100,000 each fiscal year for a Seattle nonprofit focused on poverty reduction and racial equity. The nonprofit must convene and staff a poverty reduction steering committee that includes people with lived experience of poverty. Funds can reimburse members for travel, child care, and other participation costs. The law does not set individual reimbursement amounts.

Advance notice for benefit program changes

The Department of Social and Health Services must give at least 30 calendar days' notice before changes it expects to harm most program clients. If that notice is not feasible, the department must try to notify affected people as soon as possible. It must work with community groups, tribes, and public agencies to share information broadly. It must prioritize language access where possible.

Benefit management support for children in care

The child and family services department must provide benefit information and support to parents, caregivers, and youth in its care. When it manages a child's benefits as representative payee, it must set notice and personal-needs request rules by January 1, 2026. It must report benefit-conservation information by November 1, 2025. Support for youth turning 18 applies when the department is payee, unless the youth still needs a representative payee. Funding includes $25,000 for 2026, $50,000 for 2027, and an additional stated $38,000.

Campus counseling for military-connected students

Western Washington receives $48,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for one full-time mental health counselor. The counselor serves military-connected students. The counselor must hold a license under chapter 18.225 RCW. They must also have training and experience working with active military members or veterans.

Care coordination for youth entering adulthood

The law provides $75,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a Doorway Project community care coordinator. The project works with the University of Washington Seattle campus to serve youth transitioning into adulthood. The money is restricted to that coordinator and partnership, not direct household payments.

Citizenship help prioritized for disability assistance clients

Social and Health Services must review people receiving aged, blind, or disabled assistance for possible citizenship help. It must identify cases where becoming a citizen may help someone qualify for federal Supplemental Security Income. Those cases receive high priority for the department's naturalization funds. This does not guarantee citizenship help or a federal benefit award.

Communication and advocacy funding for disabilities

The law provides $8,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $57,000 for 2027 for communication with patients with hearing disabilities in state social services custody. The funding also supports compliance with a U.S. Department of Justice settlement. Developmental disability ombuds services receive $797,000 in each year through a private nonprofit contract. These funds support communication and advocacy services, not individual cash payments.

Community mental health groups receive funding

The law provides $125,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for community-led mental health groups and classes. Funding goes to the Washington office of a national grassroots nonprofit serving people affected by mental health conditions. The nonprofit must develop the services and conduct outreach statewide, especially in Latino communities, rural areas, and tribes.

Counselor funding supports military-connected university patients

The law provides $64,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for one full-time University of Washington counselor. The counselor must hold the required state mental health license. They must also have experience and training working with active military members or veterans. The appropriation does not guarantee individual coverage or a per-person benefit.

Diaper banks get funding for families

The law provides $1.25 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for diaper bank grants. Banks use the money to buy diapers, wipes, and other essential baby products for families in need. Priority goes to providers serving or located in marginalized, low-income communities or communities of color, and providers supporting racial equity. A Federal Way nonprofit diaper bank receives $150,000 from the 2026 funds. The law does not set each family's benefit amount.

Domestic violence victims get exam coverage

The crime victims’ compensation program gets $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for domestic violence exams. Suspected victims, hospitals, and medical facilities are not charged for covered exams. This funding cannot replace money for sexual assault exams. If exam costs exceed the appropriation, insurance pays first; reimbursement rates for other claimants cannot be reduced.

Doula referrals and support for parents

The law provides $1 million in fiscal year 2027 for an outside organization to run a statewide doula hub. The hub supports workers, helps Apple Health patients find doulas, and assists with credentials and Medicaid enrollment. It must include a statewide directory or referral system. The law also provides $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a perinatal support warm line. The line offers peer support, resources, and referrals for new or expectant parents and people facing postpartum or related mental health concerns.

Families keep children's health enrollment help

The law provides $90,000 in state funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, plus $180,000 in federal funds. The money continues a nonprofit-operated toll-free hotline. Families can use the hotline to learn about and enroll in Apple Health for Kids.

Family support services in Pierce County

The law provides $1 million for fiscal year 2026 for family services in Pierce County. The department must contract with a countywide nonprofit with early childhood expertise. Services include child abuse prevention, family referrals, and voluntary brief newborn home visits. Home visits must be flexible and suited to residents' cultures.

Funding supports advocacy for long-term care residents

The long-term care ombudsman program receives $1.332 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The program offers advocacy and assistance to people receiving long-term care. This funding does not change care eligibility, fees, or individual payment amounts.

Health program clients get advance notice

The Health Care Authority must notify affected people at least 30 calendar days before certain policy or procedure changes. This applies when the authority finds a change likely to harm most clients in that program. When 30-day notice is infeasible, it must try to notify people as soon as possible. It must work with community groups, tribes, and agencies to share information, prioritizing language access where possible.

Medicaid keeps paying tribal dental therapists

The Health Care Authority must continue reimbursing dental health aide therapists who serve Medicaid clients in tribal facilities. It must also use federal funding that becomes available through the specified appeals. The law does not state reimbursement rates or a total funding amount.

Mental health support for military veterans

The law provides $104,000 in each of FY2026 and FY2027 for continued veteran and military suicide-prevention work. Washington State University also receives $42,000 each year for one full-time counselor serving military members or veterans. The counselor must be licensed and have relevant experience and training. Neither appropriation sets a direct payment to individuals.

More food benefit access and job training

The law funds SNAP eligibility determination services for five additional Washington tribes. It also provides $2 million from the Employment Services Administrative Account to expand Basic Food Employment and Training. Separate funding adds staff for workload tied to federal work-requirement changes for able-bodied adults without dependents. That staffing also addresses related effects on state food assistance. These provisions do not set new household benefit amounts or themselves establish the federal work rules.

No dental deductible for covered children

Beginning January 1, 2026, children age 15 or younger in the uniform dental plan have no dental deductible. Other plan costs can still apply. The law does not state the previous deductible amount.

Primary care support for Medicaid patients

Medicaid managed care contracts must track health outcomes and expect each patient to receive a wellness exam documenting baseline health. Within approved funding, the Health Care Authority pays naturopathic physicians for primary care provided to medical assistance clients. The authority must negotiate budget-neutral primary care payment methods focused on whole-person care, access, and quality. Negotiations include statewide groups representing family physicians, pediatricians, and federally qualified health centers. The goal is suitable payment arrangements for each care system by calendar year 2027; no specific rates are set.

Stipends for low-income health meeting participants

The Department of Health receives $193,000 in fiscal year 2026 for community participation stipends. The stipends support low-income people taking part in the department’s priority engagements. The law does not set each person’s payment or the number of recipients.

Transition help when community benefits end

The law provides $760,000 in fiscal year 2026 for people enrolled in Foundational Community Supports. It supports people transitioning from benefits under RCW 74.04.805 because of increased income or another eligibility change. The law does not set a payment amount for each person.

Wellness support for officers and families

The law provides $1.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for local law enforcement and corrections wellness grants. Programs can support health services, resilience, injury prevention, peer support, fitness, nutrition, stress management, and suicide prevention. The commission must consult the three named statewide sheriff and police organizations when developing the grants. Another $1 million each year funds a sheriffs and police chiefs association app offering anonymous, on-demand wellness support. App users include Washington officers, 911 operators and dispatchers, current or retired law enforcement agency employees, and their families.

Energy upgrade help for homes and businesses

Commerce receives $3.5 million to provide and help people access energy upgrade programs for homes and small businesses. Support can include incentives, energy audits, and rebates. The law does not state individual eligibility rules or rebate amounts.

Foreclosure prevention help for at-risk homeowners

The Department of Commerce receives $607,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to help homeowners facing foreclosure. Assistance follows Washington's foreclosure law. Funds may support housing counselors, a hotline, mediation, foreclosure prevention, and activities promoting homeownership. Legal services may help low-income people. The law does not set an individual cash payment.

Service center funding for homeless youth

The law provides $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for homeless youth and young adults. The money supports planning and launching a one-stop service center in Seattle's University District. The work brings together community providers and university colleges and departments. The university can contract with the Department of Commerce to expand services.

Shelter and rental support for families

For fiscal year 2026, a Pierce County nonprofit gets $400,000 to sustain shelters in Pierce, King, Thurston, and Kitsap counties. It must take a broad approach to the root causes of homelessness. A South King County nonprofit family center gets $150,000 to maintain shelter beds and services for homeless families. A King County nonprofit gets $200,000 to help families stay housed while researchers study direct rental assistance. That nonprofit must operate at least two emergency shelters with at least 500 beds total.

Campus support resumes for autistic students

The law requires the institution covered by this provision to resume its autism inclusion on campus program. The program provides academic coaching, peer mentoring, social support, and career preparation for autistic students. The institution must use existing resources; this provision does not identify it by name or provide new funding.

College employees get benefits litigation support

The law provides $648,000 in fiscal year 2027 for legal services in specified community and technical college employee cases. These include the Wolf and Rush cases challenging denial of retirement and sick-leave benefits. The money supports employees’ legal representation only; it does not award benefits or decide the cases.

College pathways for formerly incarcerated people

The law provides $800,000 to develop and run a pathway from prison to the University of Washington Tacoma. The university must work with formerly incarcerated women and specified education, community, and state partners. The provision does not set participant numbers or individual financial aid amounts.

Degree and advising support for educators

The law provides $1.602 million for college staff to recruit, advise, and support Early Achievers scholars earning early childhood qualifications. Colleges with longer waitlists get priority; the State Board and children and families department must report participation, enrollment, and waitlists by September 30, 2025. Western Washington receives $700,000 each fiscal year for an early childhood degree at Western on the Peninsulas, working with Olympic College. At full operation, that campus is expected to award about 75 bachelor's degrees yearly. Western also receives $530,000 each fiscal year for south King County bilingual teaching degrees, serving up to 25 students per cohort annually.

Education grant funding for National Guard members

The law provides $250,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account for the National Guard grant program. The funding supports education grants for eligible Washington National Guard members. It does not set individual grant amounts.

Ethnic studies curriculum for Western students

Western Washington University receives $908,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account to establish an ethnic studies curriculum. The funding supports course development and student access to the subject. It does not set payments to students.

Exam fee help for low-income students

The law provides $1 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to subsidize dual credit exam fees. The help is for low-income students participating in dual credit programs; no per-student subsidy amount is specified. It also provides $616,000 to implement dual credit access legislation. Another $7,000 supports implementation of competency-based education legislation, without setting student payments.

Funding college student needs and homelessness support

The law provides $204,000 to add Northwest Indian College to the students experiencing homelessness program, as provided in House Bill 1540. Students experiencing homelessness at that college gain access to program services. Separate Workforce Education Investment appropriations of $586,000 and $496,000 implement the existing law on postsecondary student needs. Those appropriations do not state which needs are covered, who qualifies, or individual payment amounts.

Funding for Allen School scholars

The law provides $910,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account solely for the Allen School Scholars Program. The provision does not state how many scholars receive support, individual award amounts, or eligibility requirements.

Funding for public worker labor agreements

The law approves funding for specified 2025–2027 Washington Public Employees Association agreements and awards presented during the 2026 session. Pay and benefit terms not presented by the session's end are outside this approval; nonappropriated accounts can also fund agreements. Positions funded by capped grants or dedicated sources with too little revenue receive no extra funding from other sources. The language access provider agreement gets $25,000 for 2026, $29,000 for 2027, and $47,000 in federal funds. These provisions do not guarantee an individual pay increase.

Funding for university employee agreements

Eastern Washington University receives $764,000, and Central Washington University receives $130,000, from the Workforce Education Investment Account. The money covers parts of their 2025–2027 employee bargaining agreements accidentally left out of the budget. Both universities must coordinate with the state's financial management office on compensation funding requests for 2027–2029 agreements. The provisions do not specify any employee's pay change.

Funding Western Washington University employee agreements

The law provides $228,000 from the workforce education account for Western Washington University's 2025–27 master employee agreements. It funds agreement provisions accidentally left out of the original budget. For its 2027–29 bargaining request, the university must work with the Office of Financial Management to fully and accurately include compensation changes. The provision does not set an individual employee payment.

Grants and degrees for healthcare students

The law provides $2 million each fiscal year for healthcare workforce student grants through the opportunity grant program. Olympic College receives $408,000 for healthcare pathways. Central Washington receives $116,000 for its graduate mental health program and undergraduate behavioral health degree. Western Washington receives $361,000 each fiscal year for its nursing master's program and $433,000 annually for its registered-nurse-to-bachelor's program. These provisions do not set individual grant amounts or tuition cuts.

Higher compensation for residential care workers

Beginning July 1, 2025, community residential service provider rates rise 2%. Covered settings include supported living, group homes, group training homes, licensed staff residential services, community protection, and children's out-of-home services. Providers must use the full increase to raise compensation for direct support professionals and other direct care workers. The law does not set each worker's raise.

Higher rates for new care providers

The law provides dedicated funding for higher rates for new individual providers contracted through the consumer-directed employer. The consumer-directed employer rate-setting board sets the rate. The provision does not state the increase's size or start date, so an individual earnings change cannot be calculated.

Hourly pay floor for incarcerated workers

The Department of Corrections must provide wages and gratuities totaling at least $1 per hour for class III correctional industries workers. The law provides $3.5 million in state general funds in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for this purpose. Individual earnings depend on hours worked.

Limits on health license fee increases

During 2025–2027, the Health Department cannot raise affected license fees to cover specified licensing costs or licensing-system modernization. Excess money in the health professions account can cover regulatory and program costs for listed professions. These include home care aides, counselors, psychologists, social workers, music therapists, and birth doulas. The law does not set savings amounts or require fees to fall.

More claims support for injured workers

Beginning July 1, 2025, Labor and Industries receives $2.697 million from the Accident Account and $2.695 million from the Medical Aid Account for claims staff. Another $200,000 from each account funds staff to resolve light-duty work complaints under state workers' compensation law. The law also provides $1.642 million from the Medical Aid Account for overhead rent supporting more vocational specialists in WorkSource offices and a service quality team. These funds support workers whose claims or vocational services the department handles. They do not increase benefit amounts or guarantee faster processing or a complaint outcome.

More complaint help and worker information

Beginning July 1, 2025, Labor and Industries receives $3.477 million from the Accident Account and $614,000 from the Medical Aid Account for complaint-related staff. Staff cover wage-payment, retaliation, child-labor, determination, and fiscal work. Another $2.879 million and $2.309 million from those accounts supports worker-rights and safety information for workers with limited English. Of that outreach funding, $2 million is reserved for community groups serving underserved workers. Funding can support translation, training, and outreach, but does not set complaint awards or individual cash payments.

More degree options for Peninsula students

Western Washington University receives $3.632 million from Workforce Education Investment for its Western on the Peninsulas expansion. The funding adds two-plus-two degree programs, including industrial engineering, data science, and sociology. The provision does not set student payments or tuition cuts.

More financial aid application help for students

The law provides $575,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to increase financial aid application completion. The Washington Student Achievement Council funds online engagement tools, expanded training, and additional events for high school students. The work supports both the FAFSA and Washington Application for State Financial Aid. This is application assistance, not a direct student payment.

More funding for college-in-high-school fee support

The law funds implementation of the 2023 college-in-high-school fees law through the Workforce Education Investment Account. One appropriation provides $3.170 million, and another rises from $7.278 million to $7.980 million. Central Washington University's funding rises from $7.938 million to $10.506 million. These funds are restricted to implementing that fees law. The provisions do not state an individual student's fee savings.

More help with unresolved unemployment claims

The law provides $280,000 from the Administrative Contingency Account for one full-time employee handling unresolved unemployment claims. The employee helps people who contact legislators about their claims. This does not change benefit amounts or who qualifies.

More student support at Western Washington

Western Washington University receives $150,000 each fiscal year to recruit and retain high-quality, diverse graduate students. It receives $548,000 each fiscal year for services helping traditionally underrepresented students succeed. Workforce Education Investment provides $2.52 million for outreach, financial aid help, retention, mental health support, and pandemic-related learning recovery. That $2.52 million must add to, not replace, existing student support funding. Another $1.552 million funds remedial math, more English 101 courses, first-year seminars, and disability accommodation counselors.

More support for college student needs

Funding to implement the 2023 postsecondary student needs law rises from $4.276 million to $5.382 million. A separate $1.388 million supports students experiencing homelessness at participating four-year institutions. The Student Achievement Council must distribute those funds without reduction and can divide them evenly among university campuses that apply. Program administration can use no more than $46,000 per fiscal year. These provisions do not set individual award amounts.

More support for Edmonds veteran students

Edmonds College receives $150,000 to support students who are military veterans. The money funds counseling, financial help, and reentry services. The law does not set individual award amounts.

More support for nursing education students

Eastern Washington University's nursing program funding rises from $4.598 million to $8.438 million, solely to maintain 80 students. The Department of Health receives $42,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for an eight-student rural nursing group. Rural support can include tuition vouchers and travel help. The rural program helps students train while staying in their communities and supports staffing at rural critical access hospitals.

More unemployment application help for job seekers

The law provides $1 million from the Administrative Contingency Account to expand unemployment insurance navigators in underserved communities. At least $684,000 must fund community organizations that explain the program and help people apply. The funding does not change unemployment insurance eligibility or benefit amounts.

Seven-day processing for nursing license applicants

The Washington Board of Nursing must hire enough staff to process nursing license applications within seven days. It must meet this requirement within the funding provided for the section. The deadline concerns application processing, not guaranteed license approval.

Students get broader museum program access

Burke Museum education access receives $200,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, plus $160,000 from the workforce education account. Funds support free or lower-cost participation, transportation help, and school partnerships across Washington. They also support Native programming and digitization of Native collections. The law does not specify individual household grants or savings amounts.

Support for homeless college students

The law provides $7.436 million for the existing college student homelessness pilot. The money supports students experiencing homelessness. It is limited to carrying out the pilot established in 2023. The provision does not set individual payment amounts.

Teachers gain ethnic studies credential options

The educator standards board must develop elementary and secondary ethnic studies specialty endorsements. It must consult teacher education and ethnic studies faculty. Licensed teachers can earn the endorsements by showing knowledge of ethnic studies and how to teach it. The law does not specify a pay increase for earning an endorsement.

Training grants for aerospace workers

Labor and Industries receives $1.7 million in fiscal 2026 state funds, $1.445 million from the Accident Account, and $255,000 from the Medical Aid Account. These grants support aerospace and related supply-chain workforce training. Eligible providers offer apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, preemployment training, aerospace degrees, or training for current workers. Grants can fund tuition help, shift-work child care capacity, equipment, space, curriculum, and instructor development. Up to 5 percent can cover administration; individual awards are not guaranteed.

Tribal job support for vision disabilities

Federally recognized Washington tribes receive access to $99,000 in grants in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Grants serve eligible tribal members who are blind, have low vision, or are deaf-blind. Funds support culturally appropriate job rehabilitation, independent living, youth services, and adaptive technology. The provision does not set individual payments.

Tuition relief for Western partner programs

Western Washington University receives $886,000 in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, to lower tuition in specified four-year partner programs. The partners are Olympic College–Bremerton, Olympic College–Poulsbo, and Peninsula College–Port Angeles. Relief applies when program tuition exceeds the state-funded resident undergraduate rate. Another $580,000 makes Western on the Peninsulas' human services program state-supported, with the goal of lower tuition. The law does not state each student's savings.

Grants for social-equity cannabis businesses

Commerce must run a grant program for cannabis businesses licensed after July 1, 2024. Licensees must meet the state's social-equity applicant criteria. Awards depend mainly on the strength of their social-equity plans. Technical help can cover licensing, business planning, compliance, finances, social-equity plans, and industry or tribal mentorship. The law does not state individual award amounts.

Hardship relief for adult family homes

The department can waive some or all licensing and processing fees for adult family homes being relicensed after exceptional events. Examples include a provider's death or incapacity, and the department must find that full payment creates a hardship. It can also waive administrator training for up to 120 days when needed to keep care going during relicensing. Neither waiver is automatic.

License fee caps for birth providers

The Department of Health cannot charge more than $525 annually for a new or renewed midwifery program license. The law provides $127,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to supplement midwifery program fee revenue. During the 2025–2027 budget period, new or renewed birthing center licenses cost no more than $998 annually. The provisions do not state prior fees or savings for individual providers.

Targeted advice and loans for businesses

A nonprofit supporting a network of small-business assistance groups receives $1 million in fiscal year 2026 and $700,000 in 2027. It provides grants, training, and technical help to groups offering business training, advice, and microloans statewide. Supported businesses must have five or fewer employees and meet specified rural or urban underserved, veteran-owned, limited-resource, or hard-to-serve criteria. Separately, $150,000 expands business advice for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color small-business owners in Whatcom County. The law does not set individual loan or grant amounts.

Agency meetings address Skagit water conflicts

The law directs the department to bring Skagit tribes, drainage and irrigation districts, and resource agencies together. It must use the provided funding for meetings and technical work aimed at resolving water conflicts. The provision does not state a funding amount or create a new household duty.

Climate project support for recognized tribes

The law provides $24.536 million in capacity grants to federally recognized tribes. Grants support climate consultation, resilience, adaptation, clean-energy projects, grant applications, and offshore-wind-related work. Of this amount, $3 million is reserved to finish grants awarded or amended from January 1 through June 30, 2025. Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to include a supporting tribal resolution.

Climate resilience planning for local communities

The law provides $1.914 million for coastal monitoring, hazard analysis, a resilience team, and grants for community project design and funding applications. At least 25% of that funding must benefit tribes. Another $1.317 million helps local governments address climate resilience challenges and update climate guidance for shoreline plans. Ecology receives $166,000 to coordinate the state climate resilience strategy, track progress, and conduct outreach. Extra governance and resilience activities depend on available resources.

Climate spending gets required emissions tracking

The Governor's Office of Indian Affairs must report and coordinate Climate Commitment Act account spending with the Department of Ecology. For spending expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the office must use an Ecology-approved calculator or method. This rule governs state spending records, not household duties or payments.

Commercial shellfish program gets performance audit

The State Auditor receives $1 million to review and audit Washington's commercial shellfish program. The Auditor must set the scope with the Department of Health and legislative budget committees. A preliminary report is due to the governor and legislative committees by June 30, 2027. The audit itself does not change shellfish program eligibility or household costs.

Committee reviews injury claims against government

The Office of Administrative Hearings gets $25,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a claims review committee. It reviews injury and damage claims against the state and potentially local governments. The review must consider fairness, trauma-informed practices, access to justice, public costs, and alternative ways to decide claims. Preliminary meetings are allowed, but recommendations cannot begin until official appointments are complete. Its report is due to the governor, legislative committees, and the interbranch advisory committee by November 1, 2026.

Communities get support for energy input

Commerce gets $2.5 million to support tribal and overburdened-community input on renewable energy and power-line locations. Of this, $2 million supports a tribal collaborative and participating tribes in identifying areas with more or fewer potential conflicts. That work must consider tribal energy needs, sovereignty, rights, sensitive natural areas, working lands, harms, and community benefits. The remaining $500,000 supports early and ongoing input from overburdened communities on transmission corridors. That process must seek feasible ways to provide community benefits and reduce or avoid conflicts.

Community grants support jobs, justice, and reentry

The law provides $60 million from the community reinvestment account for community grants and implementation of House Bill 2523. Grants support economic development, legal help, violence prevention, and reentry services. Funding shares among program areas must resemble their 2023–2025 award shares. The law does not promise a set payment to individual households.

Corrections funding to implement related laws

Corrections receives $48,000 in fiscal year 2026 to implement Senate Bill 5093 concerning pregnancy loss. It receives $19,000 that year to implement Senate Bill 5323 concerning theft from first responders. Behavioral health certification legislation, Senate Bill 5388, receives $83,000 in 2026 and $90,000 in 2027 for implementation. The law also provides $1,000 in 2026 to implement Senate Bill 5105 concerning sexually explicit depictions. That $1,000 lapses unless Senate Bill 5105 is enacted by June 30, 2026; these appropriations do not describe individual rights or benefits.

Disaster access funding for tribes and disabilities

The law provides $876,000 from the Disaster Response Account for services addressing access and functional needs. It funds a dedicated program manager, related services, and a dedicated tribal liaison. These resources support disaster preparedness and response for people needing access assistance and tribal communities. No direct individual payments are specified.

Domestic violence funds cover more services

For fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, domestic violence co-responder funds can support additional programs. Allowed uses include services for victims and people who commit domestic violence. Spending still requires an appropriation. This change does not specify additional funding or guarantee new services.

Energy upgrades for state park buildings

The law provides $454,000 from the Climate Commitment Account to replace energy systems in state park buildings with more efficient models. Replacement systems must be fully electric where feasible. This funding upgrades park facilities; it does not pay household energy bills.

Environmental support for pollution burdened communities

The law provides $2.468 million for air quality in overburdened communities highly affected by air pollution under RCW 70A.65.020. Another $400,000 funds a study of barriers, service gaps, access, transparency, and fairness in environmental incident reporting. Ecology must consult relevant governments and community organizations representing overburdened communities, then report to the governor and legislative committees by October 1, 2026. Environmental justice implementation receives $639,000 from the toxics account, $255,000 from the climate investment account, and $128,000 each from the water permit and waste reduction accounts. This money supports HEAL Act requirements and environmental justice expertise in state programs.

Firearm safety funding includes youth programs

The firearm safety and violence prevention office receives $8.618 million in fiscal 2026 and $6.463 million in 2027. Youth grants target high-risk youth in areas with high firearm violence rates. The credible messenger program must work in at least three Washington regions. The specified youth grants, credible messenger program, and safe-storage and suicide-prevention support receive funding only in fiscal 2026. Programs partnering with the University of Washington School of Medicine may receive priority.

Flood planning for Nooksack Basin communities

The law provides $4.002 million for flood prevention planning in the Nooksack Basin and Sumas Prairie. This includes $2 million for Whatcom County's floodplain planning process and $900,000 for cross-border coordination. Another $1.102 million supports local and state planning capacity. Of that last amount, $738,000 is a grant to Whatcom County.

Four extra corrections academy classes funded

The training commission receives $1.312 million for fiscal year 2026 and $1.306 million for 2027 in state general funds. It also receives $870,000 in private and local funding. The money is limited to four additional corrections officer academy classes. Classes can take place in Burien, Spokane, Pasco, Vancouver, or Arlington.

Free cybersecurity help for small governments

Western Washington University receives $300,000 to contract with a Kitsap County nonprofit for cybersecurity monitoring and student training. The nonprofit must provide monitoring to small local governments at no cost. Students at qualified colleges and universities serve as cyber analysts and gain hands-on experience and coursework.

Funding builds statewide population research data

The law provides $300,000 from the workforce education investment account to continue building Washpop, a statewide population research data system. Research areas include criminal justice, safety, economic prosperity and equity, health, and social well-being. This funding does not create household payments or change benefit eligibility.

Funding carries out climate legislation

Ecology receives $510,000 from the Climate Investment Account solely to implement Senate Bill 5036 on statewide emissions data. The law also provides $603,000 from the Climate Commitment Account solely for Engrossed Senate Bill 6246 on emissions and trade. Fuels and climate implementation under Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2215 receives $466,000 from the Climate Investment Account and $45,000 from the Air Pollution Control Account. Waste-to-energy implementation under Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2416 receives $226,000 from the Climate Commitment Account. Each appropriation for bills 6246, 2215, and 2416 lapses if its related bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026.

Funding child safety and court oversight

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families gets funds to implement three laws. Child fatality implementation gets $88,000 for fiscal year 2026, $82,000 for 2027, and $29,000 in federal funds. Early childhood court implementation gets $9,000 for 2026, $11,000 for 2027, and $2,000 in federal funds. Juvenile rehabilitation ombuds implementation gets $29,000 in each year and $8,000 in federal funds. These appropriations do not set family payment amounts.

Funding child welfare settlements and protections

The law funds the D.S. child welfare settlement with $3.56 million for fiscal year 2026, $3.6 million for 2027, and $181,000 in federal funds. The Department of Children, Youth, and Families must follow the settlement's timeline and implementation plan. The law also provides $35,000 in 2026 for obligations under a federal agreement addressing discrimination against parents with disabilities. These provisions fund services and agreement obligations, not specified individual payments.

Funding corrections behavioral health certification

The Department of Corrections gets $451,000 in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $468,000 for 2027. The money supports implementation of Substitute Senate Bill 5388 on behavioral health certification. This provision does not set individual eligibility rules or benefit amounts.

Funding fights invasive crabs and mussels

Fish and Wildlife gets $6.082 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to control European green crabs. It must work with partner groups, provide grants, and report progress, successes, and challenges to lawmakers by September 15 each fiscal year. Quagga mussel work receives $1.81 million from the general fund in each year, plus $3.62 million in private/local funding. That work includes inspections, decontamination, monitoring, training, public outreach, and coordination.

Funding for climate and ecosystem research

The law provides $400,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group. Walla Walla Community College's Water and Environmental Center receives $375,000 each year through pass-through funding. Another $100,000 goes to University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs for an ongoing project restoring a critically endangered starfish. These funds support research centers and restoration work, not household payments.

Funding for coastal oil spill readiness

The law provides $600,000 from the Oil Spill Prevention Account for a University of Washington Sea Grant education contract. It continues small-spill education for operators including fishing vessels, ferries, cruise ships, ports, and marinas. San Juan County also receives a $276,000 grant for oil spill response staff, equipment, training, and operating costs.

Funding for communities facing PFAS pollution

The law provides $3.908 million from the Model Toxics Control Operating Account and $100,000 from the Water Quality Permit Account. The money supports PFAS investigation, monitoring, outreach, technical help, wastewater source control and treatment, permittee study, and cleanup capacity. For work benefiting specific communities, Ecology must prioritize vulnerable people in overburdened communities. The law sets a goal—not a required minimum—of investing at least 40% of funds for their benefit.

Funding for county elections and security

Counties get $2.498 million in fiscal year 2026 and $12.196 million in 2027 for eligible state election and mandatory state-measure recount costs. The Secretary of State must verify costs before reimbursement. Election system staff get $870,000 in state funds each year, plus $1.74 million from the Secretary of State's revolving account. Security intrusion detection gets $81,000 each year. Another $237,000 in 2026 supports Senate Bill 5077 on agency voter registration.

Funding for county juvenile justice services

The law provides $10.198 million in fiscal year 2027 for community juvenile accountability grants, administration, and evaluations. Of that total, $3.5 million is reserved for services for youth in county juvenile justice systems. That share can pay direct-service staff, but not general court staff salaries.

Funding for emergency and police operations

For fiscal year 2027, the law provides $318,000 for one field responder and one fiscal technician in State Patrol's all-risk mobilization program. It also grants $100,000 to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office helicopter unit that year. State Patrol receives $5,000 for child care centers and buildings legislation and $71,000 for firearm purchasing legislation. Another $60,000 from private/local funds supports toxicology testing legislation, Second Substitute Senate Bill 5880. That $60,000 lapses unless the toxicology bill becomes law by June 30, 2026.

Funding for emergency fire response teams

The law provides $19.9 million from the Disaster Response Account to mobilize fire services for authorized emergencies or disasters. Another $500,000 supports early deployment or prepositioning before an expected mobilization event. Early deployment must be authorized under the state fire services mobilization plan. The State Patrol must coordinate with the Military Department and report current and planned spending every quarter.

Funding for environmental law implementation

The law provides $1.5 million from the Climate Commitment Account for Commerce to continue implementing chapter 70A.02 RCW. The money supports agency implementation work. This appropriation does not specify household payments or changes to household costs or eligibility.

Funding for farm pest detection

The law provides $200,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for early detection of spotted lanternflies. This money also funds surveys and control of tree-of-heaven, a plant linked to the pest. Another $118,000 from the Model Toxics Control Operating Account supports the pesticide application committee legislation, Substitute House Bill 1294.

Funding for heritage facilities and outreach

The law provides $35,000 in fiscal year 2027 for Lord Mansion maintenance and operations. Evergreen State College must use it to contract with the Department of Enterprise Services. It also provides $110,000 that year solely for a tribal liaison at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. The money funds facility upkeep and a staff position, not household payments.

Funding for hydrogen safety and planning

Commerce receives $1.078 million from the Climate Commitment Account for hydrogen planning and technical help. Work includes plans to test hydrogen combustion and nitrogen-oxide emissions. Commerce also reviews underground storage feasibility, advises on strategic uses, and develops an environmental justice toolkit for hydrogen projects. This funding does not provide direct household benefits.

Funding for laboratory accreditation implementation

Ecology receives $2.102 million from the Laboratory Accreditation Account solely to implement Senate Bill 6151. The appropriation lapses if that bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026. This funding supports agency work and does not specify household payments or new accreditation fees.

Funding for local water cleanup work

Ecology receives $2 million to bring together stakeholders and develop a Spokane River plan addressing PCBs and other emerging contaminants. The group must include communities heavily burdened by pollution; Ecology must consult the Spokane Tribe of Indians and other interested tribes. Another $2.256 million supports technical help for landowners and local governments on voluntary water-quality compliance and cleanup. That help includes protecting and restoring streamside areas important for salmon recovery. The law also provides $50,000 in fiscal year 2027 to develop and carry out phase 3 of Vancouver Lake's cleanup plan.

Funding for long-term care account implementation

The Secretary of State gets $2.226 million in fiscal year 2026 solely to implement Senate Joint Resolution 8201. The resolution concerns investments and long-term services and supports accounts. This appropriation does not specify individual benefits or eligibility changes.

Funding for public campaign disclosure information

The law provides $4.708 million through the Public Disclosure Transparency Account. It supports public access to information about campaigns, lobbying, and elected officials. It also helps reporting groups submit accurate reports on time.

Funding for state death investigation expertise

The law provides $143,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to establish and operate a state forensic anthropologist position. This specialist supports death investigations. The University of Washington must work with the King County Medical Examiner's Office and send all the funding directly there.

Funding for university human rights work

The law provides $410,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the University of Washington Center for Human Rights. This money must add to, not replace, the center's other funding. The appropriation supports the center rather than creating an individual payment.

Funding for voluntary farm land stewardship

The law provides $10.719 million from the public works assistance account for the voluntary stewardship program. This money cannot pay agency overhead or administrative costs. Another $1 million funds research on farm land practices and why landowners join voluntary incentive programs, not direct landowner payments. The Conservation Commission must work with Ecology to track Climate Commitment Act account spending. Spending expected to cut greenhouse gases must use an Ecology-approved tool or method.

Funding for Washington leadership board programs

The law deposits $864,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $838,000 for 2027 into the Washington state leadership board account. The total is $1.702 million for the board and its supported programs. The provision does not identify payments or benefits for individual households.

Funding for waste and pollution laws

Ecology receives $196,000 for the biosolids and PFAS law, SB 5033, and $89,000 for the sewage-spill law, HB 1670. It also receives $493,000 for solid waste handling under HB 1154 and $261,000 for waste management under HB 1497. All funding comes from the Model Toxics Control Operating Account and is restricted to carrying out the listed laws. These appropriations do not specify household fees, payments, or new requirements.

Funding for wildfire response and safer forests

The law provides $50 million from the wildfire and forest resilience account. This includes $20 million for wildfire response, $20 million for forest restoration, and $10 million for community resilience. It also directs Natural Climate Solutions Account money into that account: $20 million in fiscal 2026 and $40 million in 2027. These funds support the state's wildfire and forest resilience programs, not direct household payments.

Funding for youth projects and staff

The TeamChild project receives $700,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Dedicated community staff for youth transition services receive $35,000 in 2026, $138,000 in 2027, and $23,000 in federal funds. These staff must work directly with youth in the community. The funding supports projects and services, not household payments.

Funding helps assess and protect cultural resources

The law provides $500,000 from the Climate Commitment Account for cultural resource vulnerability assessments. Another $25,000 in fiscal year 2027 funds a model ordinance protecting archaeological and cultural resources. Ecology must develop the model with the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The funding does not itself enact a local ordinance or provide household compensation.

Funding helps courts carry out Blake relief

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law provides $7.563 million to help counties and cities comply with State v. Blake. Funds support resentencing, clearing specified prior convictions, and certifying refunds. Local governments can request contracts covering judicial, clerk, defense, and prosecution expenses. They can also designate the administering office to handle some or all of their conviction-clearing process.

Funding immigration coercion and captioning implementation

The Human Rights Commission gets $2,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,000 in 2027 to implement immigration-status coercion legislation. It also gets $1,000 in 2026 and $3,000 in 2027 to implement movie-captioning legislation. These funds are reserved for those implementation tasks. These provisions do not spell out the protections or captioning rules.

Funding implements child fatality legislation

The law provides $26,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill 5163. That legislation concerns child fatalities. The appropriation does not specify direct family payments or particular new services.

Funding implements laws supporting crime victims

The Attorney General gets $905,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $906,000 in 2027 to implement the 2024 hate-crime and bias-incident law. Another $56,000 in 2026 and $59,000 in 2027 implements the 2024 law supporting trafficking and sexual abuse victims. These funds are reserved for implementing the named laws; no individual payment amount is specified.

Funding implements prescribed fire claims law

The law provides $440,000 from the natural climate solutions account to carry out the separate prescribed fire claims law. This funding provision does not state who qualifies for a claim or how much a claim pays.

Funding implements shrimp pot license law

Fish and Wildlife receives $79,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 to implement the nonspot shrimp pot license law. This appropriation does not state the license rules or establish a direct household payment.

Funding implements vessel and nonresident legislation

The Recreation and Conservation Office receives $50,000 in fiscal year 2026 solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5281. That separate legislation concerns vessel length and nonresidents. This appropriation funds agency implementation, not household payments, and does not describe the separate bill's detailed rules.

Funding keeps clemency board operations running

The Attorney General gets $216,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to maintain Clemency and Pardons Board operations. The money supports staff, records and disclosure work, victim liaison services, and technology.

Funding keeps state government coverage televised

Enterprise Services gets $6.052 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for nonprofit television coverage of state government. The contract covers full government deliberations and other statewide events. The nonprofit must raise cash or in-kind contributions, or commitments, equal to 40% of state funding. It must provide annual independent audits, financial statements, and reports with program benchmarks. State funds cannot support specified lobbying, campaign contributions, or gifts and benefits to public officials or employees.

Funding reduces vessel impacts on whales

In each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, $285,000 funds tracked crab-gear management to avoid whale entanglements during migration. Gear management must follow the Endangered Species Act incidental take permit. Another $350,000 each year funds Puget Sound shipping-noise reduction and monitoring through Quiet Sound, under contract with Washington Maritime Blue. The program must coordinate with U.S. and Canadian authorities and consult relevant federally recognized tribes early and often. Its leadership and work groups must include relevant agencies, ports, industry, researchers, and nonprofit groups.

Funding repairs recreation sites and studies opportunities

Fish and Wildlife recreation maintenance receives $3.75 million in fiscal year 2026 and $3.17 million in fiscal year 2027. Another $1.2 million comes from the limited fish and wildlife account; funds are limited to recreation facilities and access infrastructure on department-managed lands. A separate $350,000 from the natural climate solutions account studies recreation opportunities and offsets tied to possible Lower Snake River reservoir drawdown. The study must include specified fisheries and estimates from tribal and joint state fishery professionals; funds can match private money and donated staff time. This study funding does not authorize or require reservoir drawdown.

Funding restores riverbanks and Puget Sound

The law provides $1 million from the natural climate solutions account to increase supplies of native trees and shrubs. These plants support riverbank restoration under the governor’s salmon strategy. It also provides $400,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 as a state funding match. That match supports the Puget Sound shoreline partnership between Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Funding studies compost-based stormwater pollution control

The law provides $188,000 in fiscal year 2026 to study compost-based green stormwater systems. The research examines how well these systems remove pollutants over time. It does not guarantee changes in household water costs or water quality.

Funding studies forests and ecosystem threats

Natural Resources receives $2.823 million from the natural climate solutions account for its forest practices research and management program. Research must follow the forest practices board’s adopted project schedule and work plan. Another $500,000 from the general fund in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 supports coordination with the Olympic Natural Resources Center. Work includes emerging ecosystem threats, watershed experiments on state trust lands, long-term field trials, and stakeholder collaboration.

Funding studies ocean acidification and wildlife

The law provides $520,000 for priority experiments on how ocean acidification affects marine organisms. Another $300,000 supports monitoring assistance at the Washington Ocean Acidification Center. Both amounts come from the natural climate solutions account and support research and monitoring, not household payments.

Funding supports child advocacy and shelter oversight

Children's advocacy center services receive $1.62 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These funds support children and families using the centers. The child welfare department also receives $197,000 each year for youth shelter inspections and certifications. These checks occur every two years at overnight and day shelters serving homeless people under 18.

Funding supports community conversations across Washington

The Secretary of State's office provides $75,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for community conversations. The money is solely for Humanities Washington's Speaker's Bureau program. It supports the conversations, not direct household payments.

Funding supports crime and domestic violence victims

Crime victim grants receive $20 million in fiscal 2026 and $19.355 million in 2027, plus $1 million from each of two domestic violence accounts. Grants must follow the state victim-services plan; $500,000 of the 2027 funds supports victims of crimes by juvenile offenders. A separate $5 million domestic violence allocation includes $4 million for prosecutor-office victim and witness advocates and related services. Advocate funding prioritizes counties hardest hit by specified earlier funding reductions. It also provides $350,000 and $400,000 for research through qualified university-linked contractors, plus $250,000 for three peer-support courses developed with people with lived experience. Unspent amounts may support domestic violence co-responder grants.

Funding supports cultural places and history

The law provides $25,000 to Commerce and $175,000 to Archaeology and Historic Preservation in fiscal year 2027 for model local protections. The work covers archaeological and cultural places affected by development, including places important to local history and federally recognized tribes. The preservation department must consult tribes and government, business, housing, and environmental stakeholders. Its model ordinance, minimum protection requirements, consultation lists, and findings are due to the legislature by June 1, 2027. The law also provides $125,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the Black historic sites survey.

Funding supports domestic violence response

The law provides $1.169 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to carry out a domestic violence law. It also provides $2.326 million from the domestic violence co-responder account to implement a separate co-responder law. These funding items do not set individual payments or new service eligibility rules.

Funding supports election reports and voting rights

Election reports receive $114,000 each fiscal year to track ballot receipt, counting, rejection reasons, and corrections by county and statewide. Annual reports covering state primaries and general elections are due to legislative committees by July 31. Voting Rights Act claims implementation under House Bill 1750 receives $1,000 each year. Voting rights compliance under House Bill 1710 receives $10,000 in fiscal 2026, $148,000 in 2027, and $31,000 from another account. Each implementation allocation lapses unless its related bill is enacted by June 30, 2026.

Funding supports elk hoof disease response

The law provides $585,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 solely to implement the state's elk hoof disease law. The money supports the disease response, not direct payments or services to households.

Funding supports emergency readiness and nonprofit security

The law provides $40 million in federal funding for homeland security. Communications equipment bought by state or local agencies must meet state interoperability standards. Nonprofit security grants also receive $100,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Recipients must show threats or damage tied to their mission, ideology, or beliefs, and a need for security work. Grants can fund repairs, security upgrades, construction, planning, training, or exercises.

Funding supports firefighting and fire claims

The law provides $784,000 from the Disaster Response Account for National Guard firefighting training, equipment, and related costs. It also provides $2 million from the Prescribed Fire Claims Account to implement the prescribed-fire claims law. The law removes the old funding lapse tied to enactment by June 30, 2025. This funding item does not set individual claim amounts or eligibility.

Funding supports fish and wildlife officers

The law provides $352,000 from the labor relations service account to implement legislation concerning fish and wildlife officers. This funding item does not describe the related law's specific changes or establish household payments.

Funding supports salmon and steelhead recovery

Salmon recovery lead entities and regions receive $1.704 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for operations and administration. A nonprofit focused on salmon and steelhead restoration also receives $100,000 in each year. That grant funds installation and storage of near-term measures to prevent steelhead deaths at the Hood Canal Bridge.

Funding supports state wildfire response operations

Fish and Wildlife gets $467,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for emergency fire suppression. That money cannot cover agency overhead or administrative costs. Natural Resources gets $8.47 million from the state general fund in each year, plus $396,000 from the disaster response account. Unlike the Fish and Wildlife funding, this money is limited to overhead and administrative expenses tied to fire suppression.

Funding supports two state community commissions

The law lists Hispanic Affairs Commission appropriations of $2.372 million and $2.381 million. It lists African-American Affairs Commission appropriations of $1.1 million and $1.105 million. These amounts support commission operations for the listed fiscal years. The provisions do not specify household payments, eligibility changes, or particular service expansions.

Funding supports veterans discharge definition work

The law allocates $174,000 from the personnel service account to implement legislation about veterans' discharge definitions. The allocation lapses unless Substitute Senate Bill 5827 is enacted by June 30, 2026. This budget item does not specify changes to veterans' eligibility or benefit amounts.

Funding supports World Cup event safety

The law provides $2.75 million in fiscal year 2026 for a public or private contractor supporting World Cup safety. The money supports police, fire services, emergency planning, traffic control, and security at official venues and fan activity areas.

Funding targets chemical pollution and stormwater

The law funds work to address the chemical 6PPD through environmental monitoring, safer consumer-product alternatives, and stormwater treatment. It provides $4.428 million from the Water Quality Permit Account and $2.212 million from the Model Toxics Control Operating Account. Another $1.864 million comes from the Hazardous Waste Assistance Account. Ecology may provide funding to the University of Washington and Washington State University for this work.

Funding targets invasive crabs, beetles, and moths

European green crab control receives $2.543 million for state-owned aquatic lands and nearby lands where appropriate. Japanese beetle monitoring and removal in central Washington and King County receives $5.46 million in fiscal 2026 and $5.475 million in 2027. Invasive moth treatment and follow-up monitoring target King and Pierce counties. That work receives $651,000 in state funds each year to match federal funding, plus $988,000 in federal funds. These programs fund pest control, not payments to residents or producers.

Funding targets Yakima Valley groundwater pollution

The law provides $1.49 million to support work reducing nitrate pollution in lower Yakima Valley groundwater. The work targets pollution from irrigated agriculture. The funding builds capacity for pollution reduction, but does not establish household payments or individual eligibility rules.

Funding tests salmon and cleans waterways

The law provides $6.042 million from the model toxics control operating account to expand testing of already-collected salmon tissue. Testing includes 6PPD-quinone, PFAS, and PCBs to identify exposure locations and sources. Another $4.206 million from the aquatic land enhancement account removes creosote-treated pilings and debris from marine waters. It also continues monitoring tiny marine animals and eelgrass on state-owned aquatic lands managed by Natural Resources. The work must address orca recovery recommendations, monitor ocean acidification, and help carry out the Puget Sound action agenda.

Funding to implement vital records access

The law provides $63,000 in fiscal year 2026 solely to implement Senate Bill 5030 concerning vital records access. This funding provision does not explain who qualifies or how access or fees change.

Funding to move state systems online

The Secretary of State gets $580,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to move applications and systems to Azure cloud environments. The work must follow the law's technology review requirements.

Funding to plan livestock composting

The law provides $893,000 from the Climate Commitment Account to plan and develop statewide livestock composting facilities. The work aims to protect human health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It funds infrastructure planning, not direct payments to farms or households.

Funding to reopen Washington prison units

The Washington Corrections Center for Women receives $159,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $212,000 in 2027 for operating costs. Reopening and operating its living unit L receives another $247,000 and $329,000, respectively. Reopening and operating unit A at Monroe's Washington State Reformatory receives $774,000 in 2026 and $4.831 million in 2027. Unit A provides additional close-custody bed capacity. These funds support prison operations, not household payments.

Funding to study firearm violence

The law provides $500,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for firearm policy research. The program studies firearm injury risks, state gun laws, the effects of firearm violence, and ways to reduce it. This appropriation funds research, not new firearm rules for households.

Grant writers help tribes seek funding

The law provides $263,000 from the climate commitment account for two grant writers. Through the thriving communities technical assistance program, they help tribal and overburdened communities seek state and federal funding. The assistance does not guarantee grant awards.

Grants support local solid waste programs

The law provides $24 million from the Model Toxics Control Operating Account for local government grants. Ecology awards the money for local solid waste and financial assistance programs. The grants go to local governments, not directly to households.

Hatchery funding helps feed endangered orcas

In each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission gets $1.777 million for hatcheries supporting orca prey. This includes $200,000 yearly for tagging and marking, plus grants to the Quinault, Tulalip, Quileute, Puyallup, Port Gamble S’Klallam, Muckleshoot, Squaxin Island, Skokomish, and Lummi tribes. The Yakama Nation receives $330,000 yearly, and public utility districts receive $175,000 yearly; both support hatchery production focused on orca prey. Another $560,000 yearly funds management of seals and sea lions on the lower Columbia River and tributaries to increase Chinook salmon and orca prey. Separately, $375,000 yearly keeps the Toutle and Skamania hatcheries operating.

Keep Washington Working group gets funding

The law provides $200,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to strengthen the Keep Washington Working Act work group. This funding does not create household payments or change who qualifies for services.

Legal funding for child welfare cases

The law provides $7 million for additional legal services in dependency cases covered by state and federal Indian Child Welfare Acts. Within 90 days after each fiscal year ends, the office must report covered case counts and percentages. It must also compare attorney and staff time with cases not covered by those laws. Another $22,000 supports Attorney General implementation of Substitute Senate Bill 5149 on early childhood courts.

Legal funding implements criminal and firearms laws

The Attorney General gets $49,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, plus $58,000 from a revolving account. This money solely implements Second Substitute House Bill 1359 on criminal insanity. Another $545,000 solely implements Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1163 on firearms purchases. These appropriations do not specify new individual purchase rules or changes to criminal proceedings.

Legal help for low-income immigrants

The law provides $9 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for immigration-related legal help. Contracts fund lawyers or organizations that provide representation or referrals. People must qualify as indigent under state standards. The funding does not guarantee a lawyer for every eligible person.

Limited-authority officers get academy training slots

The law provides $290,000 each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for limited-authority peace officer training. Eligible employers are the Gambling Commission, Liquor and Cannabis Board, Parks and Recreation Commission, Natural Resources, and Insurance Commissioner. Up to 30 officers can attend the basic academy and 30 the equivalency academy. Slots follow earliest application dates, and training need not start within six months of employment. Employing agencies reimburse actual training costs.

Local death investigations get funding support

The law provides $250,000 for local multiple-death investigations involving an unexpected, extraordinary, catastrophic event or multiple jurisdictions. The Forensic Investigation Council must set award criteria. Of that amount, $30,000 is reserved for the Adams County crime lab's investigation of a fiscal year 2021 double homicide. Another $210,000 from the Death Investigations Account helps local jurisdictions identify human remains. The council must also work with the State Patrol to provide support for the council's public records requests.

Local governments get climate planning funds

The law provides $22.544 million from the Climate Commitment Account for local governments to carry out climate planning. This funding does not set a direct household payment.

More capacity to prosecute environmental crimes

Fish and Wildlife gets $639,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support environmental crime prosecutions. The money adds capacity at the Washington Attorney General’s Office. Fish and Wildlife must report prosecution progress to lawmakers by December 1 each year.

More funding for Columbia Gorge commission

Columbia River Gorge Commission funding rises from $3.292 million to $3.457 million. The law adjusts state and private or local funding for commission operations. It does not create a specified household payment or eligibility change.

More funding for community affairs offices

The Governor's Office of Indian Affairs receives $2.195 million for 2025–2027, up from $2.191 million. The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs receives $1.252 million, up from $1.247 million. The money supports both offices' activities, without creating a stated household payment or eligibility change.

More funding for community wildfire protection

Forest health and community wildfire project funding rises from $2.5 million to $3.75 million. The Conservation Commission must work with conservation districts on priority projects. The Attorney General also gets $394,000 solely to implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1522 on utility wildfire mitigation. That appropriation does not set household utility rates or provide resident payments.

More funding for Fort Worden upkeep

Fort Worden State Park campus maintenance and operating funding rises from $1.111 million to $2.565 million. The State Parks and Recreation Commission must also develop a long-term campus management plan.

More funding for government technology security

The state technology investment pool rises from $18.551 million to $28.151 million. It includes $10.85 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026, $6.242 million for 2027, and $11.059 million from other funds. The money is restricted to the technology investment revolving account and projects listed in the budget’s IT-2025 and IT-2026 documents. Another $2 million from the Performance Audits of Government account funds contractor testing for weaknesses in state and local government computer systems.

More funding for guardianship court support

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law provides $6.625 million for local courts' guardianship attorneys and visitors, up from $6 million. Courts receive proportionally smaller shares if funds cannot cover all costs. Another $4.188 million supports decision-making assistance. During the two-year budget period, courts must collect consistent data on requests, guardianships, less restrictive options, housing, and case management.

More funding for local court services

Beginning April 1, 2026, courthouse self-help pilot funding rises from $520,000 to $1.04 million. The pilot covers two courthouses, one on each side of Washington. By December 31, 2026, the courts administrator must recommend whether to expand, keep, or end the centers. Thurston County courts get $600,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1.094 million in 2027 for statewide court impacts. The law states an intent to continue that policy, but funds only those two years.

More funding for solid waste implementation

Ecology’s funding to carry out the solid waste management law rises from $1.656 million to $2.133 million. The money comes from the Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control Account. It must fund implementation of Senate Bill 5284 and does not set household charges.

More funding for veterans affairs services

Veterans Affairs headquarters receives $5.046 million in fiscal year 2026, up from $5.001 million. It receives $5.946 million in fiscal year 2027, up from $5.031 million. Total field services funding rises from $38.063 million to $38.206 million across state, federal, and private or local sources. The money supports operations and field services, without specifying new veterans' payments or a particular service expansion.

More funding for Washington history societies

The Washington State Historical Society’s 2025–2027 budget rises from $11.1 million to $11.18 million. State funding is $5.532 million in fiscal year 2026 and $5.648 million in 2027. The Eastern Washington State Historical Society’s total rises from $9.601 million to $9.809 million. Its state funding is $4.723 million in 2026 and $4.857 million in 2027. These increases support the societies rather than direct household payments.

More funding to preserve Washington history

The Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation gets $12.335 million for 2025–2027, up from $11.203 million. The law also provides $57,000 in fiscal year 2026 to preserve artifacts at Lakeland Village.

More help for Kitsap justice costs

Kitsap County’s fiscal year 2026 funding for extraordinary criminal justice costs rises from $300,000 to $745,000. The director of financial management must distribute the $745,000 to the county. The money goes to county operations, not directly to residents.

More staff for environmental appeals

The Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office gets $379,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for added staff. It also gets $100,000 from the climate investment account for staffing, including Climate Commitment Act appeals. Fiscal year 2027 funding includes $37,000 to implement the clean fuels law and $9,000 to implement the solid waste law. Natural Resources enforcement appeals receive $25,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $45,000 in fiscal year 2027. These amounts fund agency work, not household payments or new household duties.

More staff for officer complaint reviews

The training commission receives $401,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $378,000 for 2027 for additional staff. The staff address delays in reviewing and investigating officer certification complaints. The funding does not change complaint eligibility or guarantee case outcomes.

More staff help small forest landowners

The Department of Natural Resources' small forest landowner office gets $1 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money restores staffing reduced during the Great Recession. It supports help for small forest landowners, including guidance on forest and fish regulations, rather than direct landowner payments.

More support for wolf conflict prevention

Fish and Wildlife gets $390,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for wolf conflict work, including a Southeast Washington pilot. It must coordinate with deterrence providers and give technical help to livestock producers. Northeast Washington contract range riders are allowed only when groups funded through the wolf-livestock grant program leave a coverage gap. Another $130,000 each year funds an outside facilitator working with the department’s wolf advisory group. Up to $100,000 each fiscal year from the northeast Washington wolf-livestock appropriation supports a wildlife specialist through the Ferry and Stevens county sheriffs’ offices combined.

More transition help after state custody

The law provides $2.326 million each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for reentry services and iCOACH supervision staff. Support includes preemployment testing, discharge planning, housing-voucher help, education, and health-care discharge teams. It also funds cognitive behavioral support and community partnerships for people leaving state custody. The provision does not set individual voucher amounts or eligibility rules.

Operating funds for three reentry centers

The law funds staffing and operations at three state-run reentry centers. Sixth Avenue in Tacoma receives $320,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $324,000 in 2027. Eleanor Chase in Spokane receives $219,000 and $227,000, respectively. Brownstone in Spokane receives $319,000 and $333,000, respectively. The funding supports center operations, not individual payments.

Operating support for the Ruckleshaus Center

The William D. Ruckleshaus Center receives $300,000 in state General Fund money in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money provides base operating support. The provision does not establish a direct household benefit.

Oversight of corrections health information requests

Corrections must promptly notify the Washington Attorney General about covered information requests from federal agencies or law enforcement. Covered requests concern health care, program eligibility, providers, facilities, or specified services, including certain care for noncitizens. Notice is required when a request may affect spending on those services. Contractors must promptly notify Corrections about covered requests. The law creates a notice process, not a ban on disclosure or a new duty for individuals to provide information.

Pollution-burdened communities get air monitoring priority

During 2025–2027, Ecology must prioritize placing air monitoring stations within overburdened communities. It must engage local and tribal governments and community organizations. Where feasible, it must support evidence-based community monitoring of fine particle pollution, known as PM 2.5.

Prison funding to reduce solitary confinement

The law provides $5.316 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for measures to reduce solitary confinement. The money supports more correctional staff, mental health training, and changes to restrictive-housing areas. It funds prison operations, not household payments.

Prison sentencing software gets maintenance funding

The law lists both $371,000 and $284,000 for fiscal year 2026 to maintain and operate prison sentencing calculation software. Corrections must report reductions in staff who track pauses in sentence time. The deadline is within 30 calendar days after six months have passed from the July 1, 2025 implementation date. The report must show monthly budgeted and actual staffing from fiscal year 2023 and reductions through that six-month point.

Prisons get funding to reduce solitary confinement

The law provides $438,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for measures intended to reduce solitary confinement. Funds support more correctional staff, mental health training, and changes to restrictive-housing spaces. The funding targets conditions for incarcerated people affected by restrictive housing.

Public building materials data gets funding

Commerce receives $1.678 million from the Climate Commitment Account to carry out the 2024 public building materials law. Work includes a public database, a technical work group, and legislative reports. The database must accept environmental and working-conditions data from covered projects. The appropriation does not provide direct household payments.

Public election data protects voter privacy

The law provides $250,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a University of Washington election data repository. It maintains election, demographic, and voter records, posts data free online, and excludes identifying voter information from public data. The secretary of state must send specified records after election certification; the repository must update records and use validated scientific methods for estimates. The repository must regularly study rejected ballots and efforts to fix them, identify groups with above-average rejection rates, and publish a free annual report. It may offer nonpartisan help to election officials to reduce rejections and improve ballot fixes.

Public gets spending and contact websites

The Office of Financial Management must maintain a public portal tracking agency spending from Climate Commitment Act accounts. It must coordinate the portal with Ecology. Washington Technology Solutions must host and support an online directory of public employee contact information. Both services must operate within existing resources, with no separate funding specified.

Qualifying ports get noise reduction funding

The law provides $67,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for noise reduction at qualifying port districts. The funding supports the port noise program rather than direct payments to nearby households.

Repairs funded for state recreation sites

The Department of Natural Resources receives $3.75 million for fiscal year 2026 and $3.17 million for 2027. The money addresses its recreation maintenance backlog. It can maintain, repair, or replace trails, toilets, roads, parking lots, campgrounds, picnic sites, water access areas, and signs. Kiosks and gates also qualify.

Safety information for boaters and mountain visitors

The Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center receives $129,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for operations. The center provides regional weather and avalanche information. Another $250,000 in 2026 funds water safety education grants for Lake Union. These grants must serve both motorized and nonmotorized water users.

Seattle neighborhood authorities get preservation funding

The law provides $2.875 million each to the Central District and Pioneer Square-International District community preservation and development authorities. The money comes from the Community Preservation and Development Authority Account and supports each authority's legal duties. These allocations do not specify direct household payments.

State broadband coordinator funding continues

Washington State University Extension receives $190,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the statewide broadband coordinator. State General Fund money pays the coordinator's salary and benefits. This funding does not promise lower internet prices or new household access.

State facilities get vehicle charging funds

The law provides $1.501 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.5 million in fiscal year 2027 for state-facility vehicle charging. The fiscal year 2027 money comes from the Climate Commitment Account. Enterprise Services must prioritize sites based on state efficiency and environmental goals, including planned or existing zero-emission fleet vehicles. Equipment must collect usage data. By June 30, the department must report locations, usage, and benefiting agencies and facilities to legislative fiscal committees.

State parks get money for overdue repairs

State parks maintenance receives $3.75 million in fiscal 2026 and $3.17 million in 2027. Another $1.2 million comes from the parks renewal and stewardship account. The money addresses overdue repairs or replacement of facilities and access routes on commission-managed recreation lands.

State settlements get notice and reporting oversight

Before negotiating a final settlement above $5 million against Washington, the Attorney General must notify state budget officials. Notice goes to the state budget director and chairs and ranking members of both legislative budget committees. This notice does not require their approval. The Attorney General also receives $25,000 each fiscal year to coordinate receipt of agency reports required by this law.

State studies development near military bases

Commerce gets $100,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a report on development near military installations. The biennial report identifies projects addressing development that conflicts with military uses. This funding does not itself impose new rules on nearby households or property owners.

Study examines historical injustices and possible remedies

The Charles Mitchell and George Washington Bush study on reparative action receives $150,000 each fiscal year. It examines historical injustices, their continuing effects, and possible remedies. The research team must meet expertise, qualification, diversity, and genealogist requirements. Reports to the Legislature are due June 30, 2026, December 31, 2026, and June 30, 2027. The funding pays for research, not reparations payments to households.

Support for foster families and vulnerable children

A receiving care center east of the Cascade Mountains receives $579,000 in state funds each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. It also receives $110,000 in federal funds. A foster and kinship care model using a hub home receives $453,000 each year, limited to that model's costs. A Spokane child advocacy center contract receives $94,000 each year for ongoing care for abused or neglected children and their families. The money supports services, not specified individual payments.

Support for Nooksack water rights claims

Ecology receives $1.375 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to prepare and file Nooksack Basin water-right cases. Whatcom County receives a separate $200,000 grant in 2026 to administer technical help for claims. This help must be available to all water users in water resource inventory area 1 filing claims under RCW 90.03.140. The county cannot use the grant to contest another claimant's claims. These appropriations do not decide individual water rights or provide payments to claimants.

Support for Washington marine resource protection

The Northwest Straits Commission receives $455,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for grants. It must provide funding, technical help, or coordination support equally among seven Puget Sound marine resources committees. The law also provides $204,000 for the state's ocean acidification response under Executive Order 12-07. Another $150,000 supports the state marine management plan and Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council. European green crab research receives $542,000, and Ecology must hold workshops on monitoring crab larvae for resource managers.

Tacoma Latino and Indigenous services get funding

A Tacoma nonprofit receives $125,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The recipient must provide social services and educational programs for Latino and Indigenous communities. Grant money can support family services for bilingual, bicultural clients.

Task force studies extremism and mass violence

The Attorney General and Department of Health receive $253,000 in fiscal 2026 and $165,000 in 2027 for a task force. It develops public-health and community-based recommendations on extremism and mass violence. The task force must include at least 10 stakeholder representatives; each agency can have no more than one voting member. Its final report is due to the governor and legislative committees by December 1, 2026. It has no authority to direct criminal-law changes, new penalties, or increased criminal enforcement.

Three sites get retail crime diversion

A statewide organization gets $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 for organized retail crime responses that include diversion from prosecution. It must establish three sites and make a reasonable effort to place one east of the Cascade Mountains. No site can use more than $300,000. The organization must coordinate with local government, retailers, police, prosecutors, public defenders, and therapeutic courts. Site-level response and diversion results are due to the department by June 15, 2027.

Training funds for death investigation professionals

The law provides $1.598 million from the Death Investigations Account for coroners and medical examiners. The money is solely for 240 hours of forensic death investigation training. The training supports national certification and accreditation recommendations.

Tribal forest contracts have funding limits

The law provides $5.5 million from the forest and fish support account for outcome-based contracts with participating tribes. The contracts support Washington’s forest practices program, with overhead costs capped at each tribe’s federal agreement rate. A $500,000 portion depends on specified receipts exceeding $8 million per two-year budget period. When receipts exceed $8 million but fall below $8.5 million, funding equal to the shortfall below $8.5 million expires unused.

Updated systems for child welfare services

The law funds design, development, and rollout of a comprehensive child welfare information system. It provides $13.99 million in fiscal year 2026, $17.903 million in 2027, and $31.893 million in federal funds. Another $1.494 million in federal funds supports Family First prevention work, including automated assessments, data quality, and reporting. Both projects are subject to the conditions, limits, and review in section 701 of the law.

Urban tree funding targets community risks

The law provides $3 million from the natural climate solutions account for urban forestry. The work aims to reduce heat, flooding, and pollution and help communities withstand environmental stresses. It does not provide direct payments to residents.

Washington New Americans program gets funding

The Washington New Americans program receives $2 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The department can require matching cash or donated support as a condition of state funding. This provision does not set participant eligibility rules or individual benefit amounts.

Wildlife disease response receives dedicated funding

Fish and Wildlife receives $694,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $695,000 in fiscal year 2027 for chronic wasting disease response. The agency's response efforts must follow the disease management plan. The funding does not establish direct household payments.

Wildlife lands get wildfire protection funding

The law provides $1.2 million from the natural climate solutions account to reduce severe wildfire risk on agency lands. Work includes thinning, fuel breaks, removing burnable material, and planned burns to help forests withstand fires. This money cannot pay agency overhead or administrative costs. Another $1 million from the general fund in fiscal year 2026 restores wildfire-damaged habitat on Fish and Wildlife-owned and managed lands.

Yakima County receives criminal justice funding

The law provides Yakima County $65,000 in fiscal year 2026 for extraordinary criminal justice costs. The director of financial management must distribute the money under the state's extraordinary-cost program. The payment goes to the county, not households.

Youth courts get funding for early help

Beginning April 1, 2026, the law provides $2 million each fiscal year for county courts handling truancy and specified at-risk youth referrals. Court administrators must use an equitable funding formula, and counties must report petition counts and costs within 45 days after year-end. Fiscal 2027 also includes $3 million for early intervention and prevention services for these youth and families. Those services must serve youth in county juvenile justice systems. Funds can pay staff working directly with youth, but not general court staff salaries.

Youth rehabilitation facilities and oversight receive funding

Children, Youth, and Families receives $709,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to maintain Naselle youth camp. That money is limited to maintaining the facility, property, and assets. Juvenile rehabilitation ombuds implementation receives $183,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $172,000 in fiscal year 2027. The ombuds funding's former June 30, 2025 enactment-based lapse condition is removed.

Youth safety tip line gets funding

The Attorney General receives $958,000 in fiscal 2026 for the YES youth safety tip line. The program must rank reports by urgency, provide timely help, and not turn callers away. A competitively chosen, trained vendor must follow referral, reporting, data-retention, and security rules. Reports must remain confidential, except when disclosure is needed to respond to a specific emergency threat to life. Program design must include youth voices, especially marginalized and minority youth.

Funding carries out lead paint law

The law provides $1.426 million from the state lead paint account to implement a separate lead-based paint law. This funding item does not specify household services, eligibility changes, or new requirements.

Funding for cannabis testing and oversight

Cannabis testing laboratory standards receive $424,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $850,000 in 2027. The Department of Agriculture sets and maintains those standards by rule. Separate pesticide compliance testing receives $318,000 in 2026 and $317,000 in 2027. The funding supports reliable testing and enforcement, not household payments.

Funding for data and driver privacy

The Office of Privacy and Data Protection receives $2.692 million from the Washington Technology Solutions Revolving Account. Driver privacy implementation receives $193,000 in fiscal year 2027 state funds and $22,000 from the Legal Services Revolving Account. The driver privacy funds lapse unless Senate Bill 6002 is enacted by June 30, 2026. These appropriations fund privacy work; they do not themselves establish new household rights or payments.

Funding supports insurance fraud prosecutions

The law provides $491,000 for the Insurance Commissioner to work with the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The money supports criminal prosecutions of cases investigated by the commissioner's limited-authority peace officers. It does not establish household payments.

Funding supports student consumer protection services

The law provides $126,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the state’s student consumer protection unit. The unit is part of the Washington Student Achievement Council. This funding supports consumer protection services, not individual payments.

Funding to investigate chemicals in products

Ecology receives $750,000 to identify additional consumer products containing PFAS chemicals for possible regulation. It also funds information orders to manufacturers about product ingredients, including chemicals used to replace priority chemicals. This money supports investigation and information gathering. It does not itself ban products or create household payments.

More county funding and upgraded 911 technology

County financial assistance for 911 services rises to $16.5 million from $11 million, using the state 911 Account. The law also provides $2.5 million from that account solely for statewide 911 technology improvements. Technology spending is subject to the conditions, limits, and review requirements in section 701 of the law. These funds support emergency communications, not direct household payments.

988 crisis systems must work together

Washington Technology Solutions, Health, and the Health Care Authority must coordinate oversight and make their 988 crisis platforms work together. Technology Solutions must report budgets, scope, schedules, milestones, risks, mitigation plans, and expected delay costs by October 31, 2025. The report goes to the Technology Services Board. Vendors must show working software every two weeks, conduct ongoing user research, and support continual updates. The platforms must meet the function and implementation requirements of the 2024 law.

Bridge grants support hospital childbirth care

The law provides $300,000 in one-time grants for qualifying hospitals facing financial distress or possible limits on childbirth services. Each hospital can receive no more than $150,000. Hospitals must be in Washington and outside systems with three or more hospitals. They must maintain similar Medicaid use, be needed for the Medicaid provider network, and show a long-term financial plan. They must also meet the law’s birth-volume and location criteria.

Burien hospital exempt from procedure approval

During 2025–2027, the Health Department must exempt a qualifying Burien hospital from certificate-of-need approval for elective coronary procedures. The exemption covers elective percutaneous coronary interventions. The hospital must serve 23 percent Medicaid patients. This changes approval requirements for that hospital, not patients' coverage rules.

Child care assistance implementation gets funding

The law provides $1.812 million in fiscal year 2027 to implement Substitute House Bill 2689 concerning Working Connections Child Care. The appropriation lapses unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. This funding does not itself specify changes to family eligibility, child care assistance, or costs.

Community mental health services get funding

Homeless outreach stabilization teams receive $7.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The teams operate under Washington’s 2021 law. Two certified community behavioral health clinic sites receive $2.942 million in fiscal year 2027 state funds and $8.734 million federal. The Health Care Authority selects sites based on available funding and Washington’s competitiveness for a federal demonstration award.

Continued funding for poison center services

The Washington Poison Center receives $1.035 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.035 million in 2027. This is in addition to funding under RCW 69.50.540. The appropriation supports the center's services rather than direct household payments.

Continued suicide prevention grants for veterans

The law provides enough funding for Veterans Affairs to maintain its community-based suicide prevention grant program. The grants support organizations serving veterans and others who use these services. The provision does not state a total funding amount or a payment to individuals.

Cost payments support rural emergency hospitals

The Health Care Authority must reimburse rural emergency hospitals for allowable costs incurred during the year. Reimbursement begins when a hospital receives its federal rural emergency hospital designation. The authority must seek a Medicaid state plan change recognizing this payment method.

Coyote Ridge prisoners get treatment program

The law funds conversion and operation of unit B at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center as a therapeutic community treatment program. It provides $612,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1.224 million in fiscal year 2027. The program must use existing medium-security beds.

Crisis coordination and LGBTQ youth support

The law provides $3.579 million from the 988 crisis account solely for behavioral crisis coordination. Another $1.2 million funds a contract with an organization experienced in culturally appropriate suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth and young adults. The organization must work with designated 988 contact hubs on crisis response, intervention, and prevention. The department must make $300,000 available to each designated hub. The $1.2 million cannot pay administrative, overhead, agency staffing, or indirect costs.

Dementia awareness support expands statewide

The law provides $100,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to expand Dementia Friends statewide. The memory and brain wellness center carries out the expansion. The money supports dementia awareness and community support, not stated payments to individuals.

Dementia planning and coordination get funding

The Department of Health gets $127,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for dementia-related work. Funding supports recommendations in the updated state Alzheimer’s plan and other dementia activities selected by the health secretary. The money funds coordination and activities, not a direct household payment.

Funding carries out substance use treatment law

The law provides $214,000 in state funds for each of FY2026 and FY2027 to carry out a substance use treatment law. It does not specify new patient services, eligibility rules, or individual payments.

Funding for behavioral health facility planning

Social and Health Services must support behavioral health facility planning with existing resources through monthly meetings, experts, and application reviews. It must update local governments each year on new facilities and expected local impacts. The law provides $2.789 million in fiscal year 2026 and $3.856 million in 2027 to implement the 2023 competency evaluation law. It also provides $348,000 in 2027 for a consultant's certification and accreditation plan for Western State Hospital's new forensic hospital. This money funds evaluations and planning, not hospital certification itself or a new individual benefit.

Funding for children's screening and intervention

The law reserves $1.234 million in fiscal year 2026 for Child Profile health notifications; no 2027 amount is stated. Early hearing detection, diagnosis, and intervention receives $463,000 in 2026 and $513,000 in 2027. The universal child development screening system receives $182,000 in 2026 and $266,000 in 2027. Another $4 million from the Education Legacy Trust Account is solely for early intervention assessments and services. These appropriations do not set individual eligibility or service amounts.

Funding for coordinated crisis response

The law provides $300,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account to implement Substitute House Bill 1811 on crisis co-response. This funds implementation of the crisis response program, not direct payments to households.

Funding for healthier pregnancies and births

The birth equity project receives $972,000 in state general funds for fiscal year 2026. It receives $2.913 million in private/local public health supplemental funds for 2027. The project expands work to reduce health gaps during pregnancy and around birth. Another $346,000 funds information and services for opioid use disorder during pregnancy and around birth. That money comes from opioid settlements and must follow the settlement agreements.

Funding for local health equity projects

The law provides $257,000 in fiscal year 2026 for health equity zones. These designated areas use the money to identify and carry out targeted health projects. The funding goes to community efforts, not direct household payments.

Funding for mental health insurance oversight

The Insurance Commissioner receives $1.244 million to enforce equal-treatment requirements for behavioral health coverage and oversee provider networks. The work includes checking provider lists and access to mental health and substance use services. This supports oversight of state-regulated health plans but does not guarantee an individual's coverage or access changes.

Funding for statewide food security work

The law sets aside $79,000 in fiscal year 2027 to carry out statewide food security legislation, HB 2238. The appropriation lapses unless that bill becomes law by June 30, 2026. This funding does not itself set new food benefits, eligibility rules, or household payments.

Funding for statewide suicide prevention

The Department of Health receives $4.034 million in fiscal year 2026 and $4.613 million in 2027 for suicide prevention. Funding can support high-risk groups, training, tribal and agricultural efforts, aftercare following a suicide, and a safer-homes campaign. By December 1, 2026, the department must report on activities, outcomes, suicide trends, and future funding recommendations.

Funding for tribal health and children

The law adds $50,000 to the Indian health improvement account's fiscal year 2027 general fund deposit. That deposit rises from $708,000 to $758,000, and total account appropriations reach $8.966 million. The law also provides $100,000 each year for mental health consultation through tribal early learning providers. These include tribal child care, early childhood education, and Head Start providers. The department must consult federally recognized tribes.

Funding for tribal health board legislation

The law provides $124,000 in state general funds for fiscal year 2026. The money is solely to implement House Bill 1946 concerning local boards of health and tribes. This appropriation does not state a household payment or eligibility change.

Funding for university health research centers

The University of Washington's stem cell institute receives $2.625 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money is restricted to research using pluripotent stem cells and related methods. The Latino Center for Health receives $500,000 each fiscal year, plus $300,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account. These funds support the centers, not direct payments or guaranteed access to treatment.

Funding implements children's mental health law

The law provides $376,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 solely to implement a children's mental health law. This funding does not specify family payments or particular changes to benefit eligibility or services.

Funding implements Washington's psilocybin law

The law provides $730,000 from the workforce education investment account solely to implement Washington's 2023 psilocybin law. This appropriation does not specify individual payments, benefits, or eligibility changes.

Funding keeps public health technology running

The Department of Health receives $719,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1.825 million in fiscal year 2027. The money maintains core public health technology and staff. It supports agency operations without changing individual health coverage.

Funding keeps state medical supplies moving

The statewide medical logistics center gets $4.916 million in fiscal year 2026 and $4.827 million in 2027. The Department of Health must coordinate with the Department of Social and Health Services to share personal protective equipment. They must also develop processes to reduce equipment disposal and destruction.

Funding supports foster children and emergency placements

State supplemental spending tied to eligible foster children must total at least $3.1 million annually. The child welfare department must report amounts monthly to Social and Health Services and cannot count them toward another federal minimum-spending requirement. Emergency placement contracts receive $7.106 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, plus $1.188 million in federal funds. Contract operating costs cannot be included when calculating family foster home maintenance payments. Budget materials must document added-bed costs after the law takes effect that existing funds cannot sustain.

Funding supports the developmental disabilities council

The Developmental Disabilities Council receives $140,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money supports the council. This provision does not create a new individual benefit or direct household payment.

Funding to help patients leave hospitals

The law provides $3.5 million to address barriers when patients move from hospital care to community care. Of that, $600,000 must continue and conclude the complex discharge task force's work. That amount must also complete the pilot based on Harborview's bed readiness program. The money supports discharge capacity, not direct patient payments.

Funding to implement health payment laws

The law reserves funding to implement Senate Bill 5915 on health technology assessment. It also funds Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6194 on allowable hospital costs. A third appropriation funds Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5981 on the 340B drug pricing program. Each appropriation is solely for implementation and lapses unless its linked bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. The supplied provisions state no funding amounts or direct household savings.

Funding to implement mobile market legislation

The law provides $55,000 in fiscal year 2026 solely to implement Substitute Senate Bill 5214 concerning mobile markets. The appropriation supports implementation, not direct household payments. This provision does not specify eligibility rules or household benefit amounts.

Funding to implement paid leave changes

The law provides $29,000 from the Legal Services Revolving Account to the Attorney General. The money is solely for implementing paid family and medical leave legislation, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1213. This appropriation itself does not change leave eligibility or benefit amounts.

Funding to prevent and treat nicotine use

The law provides $2.112 million each fiscal year for tobacco, vaping, and nicotine prevention, treatment, and quitting support. It also funds related substance use prevention and education. Community-based strategies must address unequal impacts, including those involving flavored products, youth, and racial or other disparities.

Grants support mental health crisis teams

The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs must distribute $7 million for mental health field response teams. Grants go to regions in phases one, two, and three of the Trueblood settlement agreement. The association must report best-practice recommendations and grant results by September 1 each year of the budget period.

Health and reentry help leaving state custody

The law provides $3.308 million in fiscal year 2026 and $3.326 million in fiscal year 2027 for reentry and discharge services. Funding supports transition services, case management, enhanced health care discharge planning, and discharge teams for people leaving or moving through state custody. It also funds physical and behavioral health evaluations and staffing for the iCOACH supervision model. The provision does not set an individual payment.

Health assessment law implementation gets funding

The law sets aside $10,000 from the Health Care Authority’s administrative account to implement Senate Bill 5915. The referenced bill concerns health technology assessment. The appropriation lapses unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. This funding does not itself change household coverage or costs.

Health center grants for school students

The Department of Health receives $3.802 million in fiscal year 2026 and $3.834 million in 2027 for grants. These grants support school-based health centers and behavioral health services. The department must also develop a plan for the centers to support themselves financially.

Health coverage transition systems get funding

The Exchange gets $1 million in fiscal year 2027 to begin developing automated Healthplanfinder coverage transitions for people losing Medicaid. Development begins January 1, 2027, with stakeholder input; this funding does not guarantee continued coverage. A community engagement hub and related federal-law implementation get $250,000 state in 2026, $636,000 state in 2027, and $3.587 million federal. The Exchange must work with DSHS, the Health Care Authority, and workforce partners on that implementation. Both projects are subject to the act’s section 701 conditions, limits, and review requirements.

Health record vendors must show progress

Washington Technology Solutions must require statewide electronic health record vendors to show working software after every two-week development cycle. Vendors must conduct ongoing user research and build systems that support continual updates. Development must consider national health-data sharing standards, including United States Core Data for Interoperability or the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. These project rules do not create household payments or new health coverage.

Healthplanfinder gets funding for eligibility updates

The law funds Healthplanfinder system updates required by federal eligibility rule changes. State funding is $1.067 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.254 million in fiscal year 2027. It also provides $16.282 million in federal funds and $419,000 from the Health Benefit Exchange Account. The money is subject to the act's section 701 conditions, limits, and review requirements. This funding does not itself say which users gain or lose eligibility.

Hospital bed priority and crisis training

Maple Lane placement decisions must maximize state hospital forensic bed capacity for Trueblood class members in jail awaiting admission. The rule does not guarantee admission or set a bed count. The law also provides $899,000 each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for crisis intervention training. Training funds are limited to the phase one, two, and three regions in the Trueblood settlement.

Legal support for behavioral health facility

The law provides $615,000 in state General Fund money in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money pays for legal services related to the behavioral health teaching facility. It does not establish patient payments or a new right to care.

Long-term planning for community disability services

The law provides $250,000 for a department-supported work group to create a 10-year intellectual and developmental disability services plan. The plan must address community access, fairness, less reliance on institutional care, and needed facilities and workers. It is due to legislative committees by June 30, 2027. The planning funds do not create new individual eligibility or benefits.

Maintenance and oversight for state health systems

Cloud-based public health systems receive $2.786 million in fiscal year 2026 and $3.156 million in 2027 for maintenance. The WA Health bed and supply database receives $619,000 and $757,000, respectively. Health's shared person-index system receives $296,000 each year for maintenance. Agencies must use existing resources to form a Health Care Authority-led coalition guiding shared projects and federal funding. Washington Technology Solutions must keep a statewide planning focus, and coalition projects require section 701 review.

Medical transport support for Franklin County

The Department of Health receives $986,000 for Franklin County Public Hospital District #1 medical transport services. The money supports three full-time emergency medical technicians and other necessary resources. Funding is limited to these services, which also serve people at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center.

More funding for public employee insurance

School district and educational service district employer funding includes monthly deposits into the public employee and retiree insurance account. The amount is $67.61 beginning September 1, 2025, and $77.56 beginning September 1, 2026. Combined two-year funding for state and school employee insurance administration rises from $81.118 million to $85.137 million. These provisions do not set changes to an enrollee's premiums or benefits.

Opioid prevention and recovery services funded

Opioid prevention and response gets $6.01 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, plus $1.98 million federal. Funding covers awareness, syringe services, harm-reduction supplies, overdose response, and expanded treatment rewards programs called contingency management. Each year includes $1 million for youth fentanyl awareness; naloxone funding must prioritize community access gaps. The Health Care Authority coordinates with the Department of Health. Settlement funds provide $2.662 million for a medication-access hotline and $1.69 million for prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Both must follow opioid settlement agreements. A north Kitsap County recovery café also receives a $100,000 fiscal year 2027 contract for long-term recovery services.

Paid leave contribution implementation gets funding

The law sets aside $1.16 million from the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Account for paid leave contribution implementation. The money is solely for Second Substitute House Bill 2345. It lapses unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. This appropriation does not set a worker’s contribution or benefit amount.

Planning funds for 988 crisis technology

The law provides $786,000 from the state 988 crisis line account and $766,000 in federal funds. The money is solely for planning the 988 technology platform project. It does not fund full platform implementation.

Restored funding for behavioral health consultations

Beginning July 1, 2026, the Health Care Authority must restore fiscal year 2027 cuts to the Partnership Access Line and related programs. Contract funding must also increase consistently with the 2025–27 budget; the increase amount is not stated. Separately, $282,000 from the telebehavioral health access account funds implementation of House Bill 2254 concerning the line. That appropriation lapses unless House Bill 2254 is enacted by June 30, 2026.

Retiree health costs get affordability study

The law provides $100,000 to study health coverage affordability for public employee retirees not yet eligible for Medicare. The study examines coverage choices, ways to lower or offset costs, and effects on shared public employee insurance pools. Findings are due to the governor and legislative fiscal committees by December 31, 2026. The study does not change coverage or premiums.

Sensitive care requests trigger state notice

Social and Health Services must promptly notify the attorney general about covered federal-agency or law-enforcement requests for sensitive care information. Covered requests concern health, eligibility, provider, or facility information involving care for noncitizens or protected health services. The notice rule applies when a request may affect spending for those services. Contractors must promptly tell the department about covered requests they receive. This notice requirement does not itself prohibit disclosure.

State psychiatric hospitals get staffing support

Eastern and Western State Hospitals get $9.905 million in fiscal year 2026 and $4.974 million in 2027 for overtime staffing. Discharge-delay work gets $4.118 million and $3.614 million in those years, plus $396,000 federal. DSHS must hire discharge-review staff, implement a sex offense and problematic behavior program, and track results against available historical data. A $100,000 fiscal year 2026 study examines long-term uses of the Olympic heritage behavioral health campus. OFM must consult UW Medicine and state health agencies, assessing service needs, federal matching funds, costs, staffing, and providers. Findings and recommendations are due to the governor and legislative committees by December 1, 2025.

State seeks traditional health care coverage

The Health Care Authority must consult with tribes and apply for a federal waiver covering traditional health practices. The application is due July 1, 2026, and a financing recommendation is due September 30, 2026. This law requires those steps; it does not itself approve the waiver or start coverage.

Study compares treatments for opioid addiction

The law provides $10,000 for a University of Washington study running July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The prospective study randomly assigns adults diagnosed with opioid use disorder to compare ibogaine therapy and support with usual medication-assisted treatment and psychotherapy. Ibogaine treatment must occur at a licensed clinic in North America and be followed by structured therapeutic support. The study tracks treatment engagement, opioid use, deaths, daily functioning, cravings, motivation to change, and confidence in managing recovery. The university may also use private donations; this appropriation does not create a general treatment benefit.

Study examines paying parents as caregivers

The law funds a $190,000 study of possible savings from paying legally responsible parents to care for children with developmental disabilities. It examines savings in benefit programs, hospitals, foster care, and residential facilities, as data allow. State actuarial, social services, health care, and child welfare agencies must provide needed data or resources. Reports are due December 31, 2025, and November 15, 2026. The study does not authorize caregiver payments.

Study of long-term opioid patient needs

Labor and Industries receives $250,000 from the Opioid Abatement Settlement Account to study patients maintained on long-term opioids. Its annual report must cover patient characteristics, care needs, and possible ways to improve care and reduce harm. The report is due each October 1. The study does not change patient coverage or treatment eligibility.

Training and care for assault survivors

The law provides $246,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for sexual assault nurse examiner training. Health must contract with the University of Washington's Harborview abuse and trauma center. The program includes online training, access to forensic exams, and services for victims.

Training and support for community health workers

The law provides $72,000 each fiscal year to maintain the community health worker platform and pediatric behavioral health training. Another $211,000 each year funds recommendations from the community health workers task force. That work covers statewide leadership, training, and links with insurers, health providers, and public health systems. The appropriations do not provide direct household payments or individual service guarantees.

Treatment coordination supports pregnant people

The law provides $100,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for one full-time employee. The employee coordinates policies and programs supporting pregnant and parenting people receiving substance use disorder treatment. This funding pays for coordination, not a new individual benefit.

Western State campus gets demolition support

The law provides $1.412 million in state general funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for Western State Hospital. The money is limited to relocation, storage, and other costs tied to building demolition on the campus. It does not establish household payments.

Workers’ medical care implementation gets funding

The law provides $378,000 from the accident account and $976,000 from the medical aid account. These funds implement Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5847 concerning workers’ compensation medical care. The appropriations lapse unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. This funding does not itself state changes to worker coverage, eligibility, or payment amounts.

Youth mental health support gets funding

Youth suicide prevention coordination gets $1.098 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.008 million in fiscal year 2027. This is part of the Department of Health’s suicide prevention funding. A Granger organization gets $125,000 each year for youth mental health, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and job support. The recipient must run a Spanish-language public radio station serving central and eastern Washington. Another $234,000 in private/local funds supports youth behavioral health implementation under Second Substitute House Bill 2429. That funding lapses unless the referenced bill is enacted by June 30, 2026.

Youth shelters get health support grants

The Office of Homeless Youth gets $1.4 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for behavioral health grants. Licensed youth shelters, HOPE centers, and crisis residential centers compete for grants, including increased funding for current grantees. Another $500,000 each year funds organizations supporting youth seeking protected health care services under Washington’s 2023 law.

Funding for mobile home sale programs

The law provides $229,000 in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, solely to implement the mobile home community sales program. It separately provides $107,000 in 2026 and $55,000 in 2027 to implement Senate Bill 5298 on community sales. These appropriations do not state household payments or describe the rights created by the separate law.

Funding supports kit home code work

The law allocates $112,000 from the General Fund in fiscal year 2027 for kit-home and building-code legislation. The money lapses unless Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5552 is enacted by June 30, 2026. This allocation does not pay households or determine whether a specific home qualifies under the related rules.

Funding to carry out tenant law

The law provides $100,000 in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, solely to implement House Bill 1217 concerning residential tenants. This appropriation does not describe changes to tenant rights, obligations, or household payments.

Housing grants get reviews and planning

Commerce must review reimbursement paperwork for specified housing grants using existing resources, while protecting financial controls and meeting federal rules. It must also seek funded supportive housing providers' views on allowable costs, statewide cost benchmarks, and simpler grant administration. The law provides $63,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 for a housing department task force. The money supports research, expert input, meetings, and recommendations; Commerce can hire a third party for this work. These provisions do not create a housing department or change household housing eligibility.

Local planning must preserve homelessness services

Commerce must consult local governments and eligible groups before awarding 2025–2027 Home Security Fund or Affordable Housing for All grants. Planning must aim to maintain the quantity and types of local homeless housing and services available on February 28, 2025. Commerce can consider local document-recording-fee balances and changes in county fee collections. It must move funds not spent or committed within a reasonable time to other eligible groups.

More housing services for homeless youth

The Office of Homeless Youth receives $7 million from the Home Security Fund for prevention and protection programs. Funding expands outreach, services, and housing for homeless youth and young adults. It also tests ways to prevent homelessness when young people leave public systems and builds coordinated services and provider capacity. Resources must be shared equitably across Washington.

State studies earthquake retrofit cost relief

Commerce gets $50,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 to study earthquake retrofit incentives. The study covers unreinforced masonry buildings and property, excise, sales, and business-and-occupation taxes, assessments, and other financial options. Commerce must seek input from county-assessor, architecture, structural-engineering, revenue, and legislative-audit organizations and agencies. Its report is due to legislative committees by December 1, 2026. This funding does not create tax breaks or require owners to retrofit buildings.

Supportive housing funding for very low-income households

The law provides $12.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, plus $37 million from the Affordable Housing for All Account. Grants pay operating, maintenance, and service costs for permanent supportive housing serving households at or below 30% of area median income. Projects or units must have or receive Housing Trust Fund or other public capital funding. They must need extra money beyond rent income to cover ongoing costs. Projects with federal operating subsidies that do not fully cover these costs may also apply.

Supportive housing help after federal funding losses

The law provides $15 million in fiscal year 2027 for supportive housing projects with reduced or nonrenewed federal 2025 awards. Providers must verify their 2024 HUD Continuum of Care award and the later reduction or nonrenewal. They must show funding needed to maintain prior operations, maintenance, and services, and provide a local lead agency letter confirming contract expiration. Commerce accepts applications throughout fiscal year 2027 until funds are awarded and may include inflation in awards. Priority goes to projects financed through the Washington Housing Trust Fund, local low-income housing capital programs, or federal low-income housing tax credits.

Agencies coordinate a community engagement hub

The law funds a community engagement hub and related work under section 71119 of federal law P.L. 119-21. Social and Health Services, the Health Care Authority, the Health Benefit Exchange, and workforce partners must work together. Funding must follow section 701's conditions, limits, and review requirements. These provisions do not state a funding amount, household payment, or eligibility change.

Backup funding for workplace health monitoring

For fiscal 2027, the law provides $220,000 each from the Accident Account and Medical Aid Account for workplace health monitoring. The money replaces lost federal support for workplace fatality assessment, occupational respiratory disease monitoring, and adult blood-lead exposure tracking. The state can use it only if an equivalent amount of federal funding is not received.

Community college training for eligible workers

The law provides $2.706 million in one-time federal funding for community college workforce programs in fiscal year 2027. An interagency agreement with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges expands programs serving Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act-eligible participants. Supported programs include adult basic education and combined basic education and job-skills training. The money comes from the act's Governor's Reserve Account, and no more than 5 percent can pay administrative costs.

Education support for foster youth

The law funds education coordinators and advocacy for foster youth in K–12 and higher education. Funding includes $539,000 in state general funds for fiscal year 2026 and $540,000 for 2027. It also includes $656,000 in private/local funds and $252,000 in federal funds. Priority goes to regions with many foster youth, outreach backlogs, or youth with high educational needs. The Department of Children, Youth, and Families must contract with the state education office, which must hire nongovernmental providers.

Farm inspections and worker injury research

Labor and Industries receives $3.774 million from the Accident Account and $890,000 from the Medical Aid Account for farm inspections and bilingual outreach. It also receives $258,000 from each account to track work injuries requiring immediate hospitalization and examine high-priority incidents. That research must use health, safety engineering, and human-factors methods to identify hazards, with prevention reports due each August 30. Janitorial injury research receives $250,000 from each account to study tasks, risks, workloads, tools, and safety culture, including interviews with janitors and employers. Janitorial progress reports are due to the governor and legislature each December 1 through 2025, or until tools are fully developed and deployed.

Farmworkers get harassment prevention training support

The law provides $50,000 in each of fiscal 2026 and 2027 for agricultural workplace sexual-harassment prevention training. A Pierce County organization experienced in peer training must train farmworkers in Yakima County and expand to Grant and Benton counties. It must also support a peer-training network and share best practices at a statewide conference. Up to 5% of the grant can pay for administration. Workers do not receive individual payments.

Financial help for struggling school districts

The law provides $2.393 million in fiscal 2026 and $370,000 in fiscal 2027 for school district technical and financial help. Up to $2 million of the 2026 money can cover specified insurance or interfund-loan costs. Insurance help covers the difference between prior pool costs and private coverage for districts removed from their pool because of financial trouble. Loan help is for districts with fewer than 500 students under enhanced financial oversight. The district under binding financial conditions the longest gets priority.

Financial literacy training for school staff

The law provides $3.205 million for fiscal year 2026 and $1.205 million for 2027 for financial literacy education. It funds the financial education public-private partnership and implementation of the student financial literacy law. School districts can receive grants to include financial literacy in training for certificated staff. Up to $1.205 million each year can pay partnership operating costs.

Foster youth education sites receive funding

The law provides $3.5 million in fiscal year 2027 for nongovernmental groups running education demonstration sites for dependent students. Of that amount, $55,000 supports a data-sharing agreement among the education office, children’s department, and contractors. Data sharing supports targeted services, evaluation, and statewide education outcome measurement. Recipients must report results using Washington’s school improvement measures.

Funding campus inclusion training and assessments

The law funds continued campus diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism efforts. It provides $158,000 in state funds for each of fiscal 2026 and 2027, plus $798,000 from the workforce education account. The money supports faculty and staff development, student training, and assessments of the campus environment. It does not establish individual payments.

Funding dual language and tribal languages

Dual language grants receive $1.5 million for fiscal 2026 and $1.25 million for fiscal 2027. Each year includes $300,000 for tribal language grants. Grants can support new or existing dual language, heritage language, and indigenous language programs. Each recipient must form an advisory board to guide program development and improvement. At least half its members must be parents of English learner students or current or former English learner students.

Funding for apprentices and trade rules

Labor and Industries receives $174,000 from the Accident Account and $31,000 from the Medical Aid Account for a four-year apprentice retention study. It must collect data three months into apprenticeships, publish grouped results by trade on a public dashboard, and share data with coordinators for early support. Reports are due June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. Specialty electrician law implementation receives $302,000 from the Accident Account and $54,000 from the Medical Aid Account. Public works finishing-trades implementation receives $89,000 from the Legal Services Revolving Account; that funding lapses unless Senate Bill 6302 is enacted by June 30, 2026.

Funding for child care workforce planning

The law provides $79,000 in fiscal year 2027 to carry out child care workforce board provisions in Second Substitute House Bill 1128. The funding lapses if that bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026. This appropriation does not set new child care prices or household benefits.

Funding for community early childhood support

Children, Youth, and Families receives $1 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money is solely for a contract with Washington Communities for Children to maintain a community-based early childhood network. Funding goes to the network, not directly to families.

Funding for construction training oversight staff

The Office of the Corrections Ombuds gets $430,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money is solely for staff supporting the Construction Training Pathways Oversight Committee.

Funding for statewide school data systems

The law provides $1.802 million each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for a statewide education data system. The system covers financial, student, and educator data, including development and maintenance of CEDARS. This funding supports data infrastructure, not household payments or new eligibility rules.

Funding for underground economy task force

The law provides $51,000 from the Employment Services Administrative Account to support the existing underground economy task force. The money is limited to task force support. It does not create a direct household payment or benefit.

Funding helps workers recover unpaid wages

The law provides $459,000 from the accident account and $114,000 from the medical aid account for unpaid wage recovery implementation. The money supports Second Substitute House Bill 2479, not direct payments to workers. The funding lapses if that bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026.

Funding immigrant and domestic worker laws

The Attorney General receives $31,000 from the Legal Services Revolving Account solely to implement domestic-worker bill SHB 2355. The office also receives $40,000 for fiscal 2026 and $285,000 for fiscal 2027 solely to implement immigrant-worker bill 2SHB 2105. Each bill's funding lapses unless that separate bill becomes law by June 30, 2026. These appropriations fund implementation, not direct payments to workers.

Funding implements child care building law

The law provides $15,000 from the General Fund in fiscal year 2026 to implement legislation concerning child care centers in buildings. This allocation does not set family payments or specify changes to child care costs or eligibility.

Funding school success and vulnerable students

State education grants total $16.529 million: $8.079 million for fiscal 2026, up from $7.079 million, and $8.450 million for 2027. They support dual language, homeless students, ninth-grade success, foster youth education, and low-income students' dual-credit exam fees. Services for students experiencing homelessness receive $1.2 million each year. Ninth-grade success grants receive $1.5 million each year, and the state education office must arrange yearly evaluations. These are program funds, not uniform household payments.

Funding statewide school and family reading

Statewide school programs receive $11.705 million for fiscal 2026 and $14.184 million for fiscal 2027. They cover kindergarten assessment, reading, bullying prevention, behavioral health, safety, suicide prevention, culturally responsive education, math, media literacy, language, educational opportunity, and dropout prevention. Cannabis-account funding of $637,000 and $655,000 in those years is solely for Building Bridges and district life-skills grants. Prime Time family reading receives $150,000 each year for instructors and needed books in six-week library-school programs for students behind in reading who need small-group attention. Fiscal 2027 also provides $30,000 for increased dues to the military children's education compact.

Funding supports apprenticeships and career planning

The law provides $1 million from the Fire Service Training Account solely for firefighter apprenticeship training. Regional apprenticeship implementation under the 2023 law receives $68,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Marysville School District receives $1 million each year to continue regional apprenticeship pathways. Marysville must collaborate with Arlington schools, Everett Community College, other districts, unions, registered apprenticeships, and local industry groups. The career and technical education careers work group receives $125,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $51,000 in 2027 under House Bill 1414.

Funding supports college courses in high-school

The law provides $128,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account to implement the 2023 college-in-the-high-school fee law. It also provides $200,000 to implement the 2024 law concerning those fees. This funding supports existing policies for participating students and institutions. These provisions do not specify individual fee savings, awards, or eligibility changes.

Funding supports mentoring and youth intervention

A Washington mentoring organization gets $275,000 in fiscal year 2027 to continue public-private partnerships and train programs serving at-risk youth. The law also provides $105,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for high school gang intervention specialists. These school pilot grants can be awarded without competitive selection. The funding does not set family payments or specify how many students receive services.

Funding supports Native American apprentice programs

The law provides $2.250 million from the Workforce Education Investment Account to implement the 2024 law concerning Native American apprentices. This money supports that apprenticeship law. The appropriation does not set individual payments or add eligibility rules.

Funding supports school mobile device policy

The law provides $72,000 in fiscal year 2027 to implement student mobile device policy under Senate Bill 5346. The money lapses if that bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026. This appropriation does not itself state device-use rules for students.

Funding supports special education policy changes

The law provides $164,000 in fiscal year 2027 for individualized education plan transition plans under Senate Bill 5969. It also provides $16,000 that year for special education complaint records under Senate Bill 6268. Each appropriation lapses if its related bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026. Educational interpreter implementation under Senate Bill 5025 receives $48,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $16,000 in fiscal year 2027. These funds do not themselves define new student rights or family payments.

Funding supports student financial aid applications

The law provides $84,000 in fiscal year 2027 for financial aid application implementation under Senate Bill 5841. The appropriation lapses if that bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026. This funding does not set student eligibility or individual aid amounts.

Funding supports talking books and braille

The Talking Book and Braille Library receives $189,000 from the state General Fund for fiscal year 2027. It also receives $1.259 million from the State Library Operations Account and $2.697 million from the Secretary of State's revolving account. All funds are restricted to the library's activities and operations. The money supports services for people who rely on talking books and braille.

Funding supports teacher training and recruitment

Teacher preparation and alternate certification grants receive $600,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Up to $496,000 each year may help Washington education colleges improve classroom experience in teacher preparation. Recruiting Washington Teachers receives $1.001 million in 2026 and $997,000 in 2027, including $500,000 yearly for the bilingual educator pilot. Recruitment prioritizes programs supporting bilingual teachers, underrepresented teachers, and English language learners. House Bill 1651 teacher residency and apprenticeship implementation receives $28,000 in fiscal year 2026. Senate Bill 6278 teacher and principal implementation receives $6,000 in 2027, which lapses unless enacted by June 30, 2026.

Funding supports youth leadership and sports

Washington State Leadership Board funding rises from $1.696 million to $1.705 million. It keeps $374,000 for implementing a 2022 law and $1.2 million for World Fellows, sports mentoring, Compassion Scholars, and leadership awards. Separately, $369,000 in fiscal year 2026 goes through an organization specializing in culturally relevant sports for Indigenous youth. Those sports programs aim to keep at-risk youth out of the juvenile justice system.

Funding to carry out worker laws

The law funds implementation of separate worker laws, using the Accident and Medical Aid accounts. Funding totals $796,000 for isolated employees under House Bill 1524 and $100,000 for hospital worker breaks under House Bill 1879. Workers' compensation implementation under House Bill 1788 receives $509,000. Working-minor rules under House Bill 1644 receive $1.211 million; sick leave and immigration implementation under House Bill 1875 receives $315,000. These appropriations do not describe the detailed work rules, benefit amounts, or eligibility changes.

Funding to carry out worker protections

The Attorney General receives money restricted to carrying out separate worker-related laws. Funding includes $480,000 for industrial insurance duties and $34,000 for employee driving requirements. It also includes $553,000 for pregnancy accommodations, $33,000 for isolated employees, and $40,000 for working minors. The money comes from the legal services revolving fund or account. These appropriations do not themselves define workplace rights, driving duties, wages, or individual payments.

Funding to implement language access legislation

The law provides $5,000 from the accident account and $5,000 from the medical aid account. The money is solely to implement Senate Bill 5944 concerning language access providers. Both appropriations lapse unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. This funding provision does not describe new provider rules or individual services.

Grants support behavioral health apprentice training

Labor and Industries receives $4.420 million from the Accident Account and $780,000 from the Medical Aid Account for behavioral health apprenticeship grants. Working with the state apprenticeship council, it can administer, amend, or extend grants covering tuition, stipends, curriculum, provider implementation, and program administration. At least half of grant amounts must cover providers' employer implementation costs; up to 5% of the appropriation can fund grant administration. Preference goes to entities experienced in behavioral health apprenticeships and labor-management partnerships. Grantees must report people recruited and trained to improve skills by June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028.

Implementation funding for care worker laws

Child care workforce board implementation under House Bill 1128 receives $256,000 from the Accident Account and $45,000 from the Medical Aid Account. Domestic worker law implementation under House Bill 2355 receives $857,000 and $154,000 from those accounts, respectively. Each appropriation lapses unless its referenced bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. These provisions fund implementation, not specified payments to workers or families.

Implementation funds for corrections employee arbitration

Corrections receives $222,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $228,000 in 2027 to implement House Bill 1068. That bill concerns arbitration for Corrections employees in the Washington Management Service. This appropriation does not describe arbitration procedures or a change in employee pay or benefits.

Library funding for Green Hill School

The law provides $154,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the state library branch at Green Hill School. The money is reserved for that branch.

More funding flexibility for career education

Districts receive higher central-office staff allocations for students in approved career and technical education or skill center programs. Career education allocations exceed the general education rate by 12.46% in 2025–26 and 12.49% in 2026–27. Skill center allocations exceed that rate by 17.79% and 17.83%, respectively. The law also removes the stated 1.2 full-time-equivalent enrollment funding limit for Career Launch students and its spending-order rule. It does not set a replacement enrollment limit or give students direct payments.

More funding for highly capable students

The law raises funding for highly capable student programs from $69.673 million to $70.760 million, a $1.087 million increase. Funding is $35.871 million for fiscal 2026 and $34.889 million for fiscal 2027. Average funding per annual average full-time equivalent student stays at $684 for 2025–26. For 2026–27, it rises from $701 to $708. The money goes to districts, not directly to families.

More funding for schools and transportation

The law raises statewide average school funding amounts per annual average full-time equivalent student. General school funding rises from $11,024 to $11,029 for 2025–26 and from $11,302 to $11,416 for 2026–27. Transportation funding rises from $835 to $849 and from $856 to $889 for those school years. Institutional education funding rises from $27,712 to $29,203 and from $28,355 to $29,935, respectively. These are funds for districts and institutions, not payments to families.

More school funding for deaf youth

The Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth receives $44.106 million for 2025–27, up from $42.638 million. State funding is $19.578 million for fiscal 2026 and $20.404 million for fiscal 2027. The center serves enrolled students ages 3 through 21. The funding provision does not specify a per-student payment or a particular service change.

More services funding for blind residents

The Department of Services for the Blind receives $54.232 million, up from $41.772 million. State funding rises from $5.820 million to $5.924 million for fiscal 2026. For fiscal 2027, it rises from $6.060 million to $6.216 million. Federal funding rises from $29.824 million to $42.024 million. This provision does not specify individual grant amounts or a particular change in who qualifies for services.

More training pathways for nursing assistants

The Board of Nursing receives $1.260 million to continue virtual nursing assistant training and testing and create an apprenticeship pathway. Funds also support career-path rule changes and a pilot to improve long-term care culture and practice. The Department of Health must report on the pilot and apprenticeship work by September 1, 2025. A progress report is due September 1, 2026. The money is limited to these specified activities.

Natural resources and tribal wildfire training

The Department of Natural Resources receives $1.83 million from the Climate Commitment Account for natural resources education and workforce training. The funding supports forest health and resilience. Of that amount, $400,000 is reserved for wildland fire management training for tribal communities and members. This provision does not set individual awards or detailed eligibility rules.

Research and forecasts for college access

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy receives $137,000 in fiscal year 2027 to study college enrollment programs. It must examine programs from the previous 15 years that increased enrollment within one year after high school graduation. Findings on outcomes, implementation lessons, and expansion potential are due to legislative committees by December 1, 2027. The Caseload Forecast Council also receives $367,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account to forecast Washington College Grant demand. These planning funds do not themselves expand student aid or change grant eligibility.

School funding supports special education services

The law funds implementation of three school measures, with amounts listed for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, respectively. Special education funding under Senate Bill 5263 receives $8.144 million and $9.264 million. School district materials under Senate Bill 5192 receive $5.356 million and $7.339 million. Special education services under Senate Bill 5253 receive $5.123 million and $7.275 million. These are implementation funds, not direct family payments or stated per-student benefits.

School pilots support inclusion and distressed students

The law provides $6.4 million each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for 20 school-wide special education inclusion pilots. These schools establish centers that model inclusive practices. Another $2 million each year, plus $400,000 in federal Title II, Part A funds, supports students in distress. The state education office must fund up to 10 demonstration sites and targeted staff training to prevent crises leading to restraint or isolation. Those sites must share best practices and serve as learning communities for other districts.

School transportation gets targeted funding support

The law allows up to $5 million of fiscal year 2027 pupil transportation funding for specified increased benefit costs. The education superintendent can use it only after meeting all transportation formula and grant obligations in the section. The costs must directly result from benefit increases under the cited school transportation law. Transportation vehicle fund implementation under Senate Bill 5922 and school vehicle fund implementation under Senate Bill 6065 each receive $6,000 in 2027. Each $6,000 appropriation lapses if its related bill is not enacted by June 30, 2026.

Schools and teachers get curriculum support

The education office receives $200,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for sexual health education duties. The education must be medically and scientifically accurate, age-appropriate, and inclusive. The office must engage communities to develop an African American studies framework for grades 7–12, cross-subject planning, and teacher training. The University of Washington College of Education receives $300,000 each year for open-access climate science curriculum for teacher preparation. It must collaborate with teacher preparation programs and the state education office.

Schools gain options for educator training

Beginning July 1, 2026, districts can use federal Title II, Part A money to continue previous or existing pilot sites. They can also fund trauma-informed staff training defined in House Bill 1795. Activities must improve teachers' or school leaders' effectiveness to increase student achievement. The law sets no funding amount.

Schools get attendance help and oversight

The state education office receives $450,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for attendance and graduation accountability. The system must use data and state and federal measures, and may help underperforming schools and districts. Districts receive $1.399 million in fiscal year 2027 for students who are truant or at risk of truancy. That money may also cover filing or serving truancy petitions. The education office must review alternative learning, dropout reengagement, and other high-risk programs to guide district outreach and state audits.

Schools get mastery-based learning support

The State Board of Education receives $1 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for mastery-based learning demonstrations. Funds support grants, teacher training, statewide resources, evaluation, and implementation and policy support. Districts, charter schools, and state-tribal compact schools may receive grants, including partnerships with private matching funds. Recipients must report results and join a group that shares best practices. Competency-based education implementation under Senate Bill 5189 receives $214,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $10,000 in 2027.

Schools get network reliability support

The law provides $281,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for school telecommunications network support. The money supports K–12 use of Washington’s K–20 network. It may pay for engineering and advanced technical help to prevent failures and service interruptions.

Schools support student behavior and wellbeing

Schools in demonstration pilots must use positive, trauma-informed behavior supports to prevent crises and reduce restraint and isolation. Pilot sites must also improve data collection and reporting. Social-emotional learning implementation under the 2019 law receives $200,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The education office receives another $107,000 each year to support the children and youth behavioral health work group. Work group funding does not promise direct health services.

Study targets better job training access

The law provides $200,000 in one-time federal workforce reserve funds to study Washington’s job and training system. A third-party vendor must engage interested groups and recommend ways to improve access to employment, education, and training. The department needs guidance and approval from the governor’s office to carry out the work.

Tribal early learning providers gain priority

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families must prioritize tribal early learning providers for complex-needs funds and equity grants. It must consult with the Office of Tribal Relations. This priority applies within available resources and does not guarantee a grant or set an amount.

Underground economy task force gets funding

Labor and Industries receives $350,000 in fiscal year 2026 for the underground economy task force created in 2024. The money supports the task force's government work. This provision creates no household payment, new individual duty, or benefit eligibility change.

University records face stronger audit requirements

During 2025–2027, the University of Washington must comply with state financial and accountability audits. It must provide requested financial and business information, including records about public-private ventures. For withheld information, the university must provide a brief summary and cite the legal or contract restriction. The state auditor must report those summaries to lawmakers quarterly.

Campaign disclosure funding gains flexibility

During the 2025–2027 budget period, the Public Disclosure Commission can use its transparency account to replace general fund support. Spending still requires an appropriation. The law sets no amount.

Cleaner maritime energy and jobs planning

Commerce receives $500,000 from the Climate Commitment Account to contract with a Seattle-based, nonregulatory coalition on floating offshore-wind supply chains. Workshops, studies, and meetings must identify economic, community, and workforce opportunities for Washington on the West Coast. Another $250,000 funds a maritime-industry nonprofit's published plan for sustainable fuels and low- or zero-emissions vessels. That plan must consider health, the environment, and equity. Input must include agencies, ports, industry, labor, researchers, nongovernmental groups, and relevant federally recognized tribes.

Continued funding to implement 2023 law

The law provides $650,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account to continue implementing chapter 453, Laws of 2023. That earlier law is identified as Senate Bill 5440. This funding provision does not describe changes to household benefits, costs, or eligibility.

County pest boards receive inspection funds

The Department of Agriculture must transfer $500,000 from the fruit and vegetable inspection account by June 30, 2026. The money goes to the plant pest account within the local agricultural fund. It must come from state tree-fruit inspection fees. Funds reimburse county horticultural pest and disease boards for authorized pest control, including tree removal, under state law.

Funding agricultural fuel exemption implementation

The law provides $275,000 from the Climate Investment Account for Ecology to implement agricultural fuel exemption legislation. The funding supports Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1912 concerning the Climate Commitment Act exemption. This provision does not state who qualifies or how much a farm saves.

Funding alcohol and cannabis rule implementation

The law provides Liquor Revolving Account money solely to implement alcohol and cannabis legislation. It provides $117,000 for cannabis advertising and $165,000 for liquor license fees. It also provides $1.367 million for alcohol service in public and $28,000 for liquor food service options. These funding provisions do not state advertising restrictions, new license fee amounts, or where alcohol service is allowed.

Funding cleaner heating law implementation

The law provides $202,000 from the Public Service Revolving Account solely to implement low-carbon thermal energy legislation. This means energy used for heating with lower carbon emissions. The funding provision does not specify technologies, household energy costs, or savings.

Funding for aerospace innovation and grants

The law provides $3.062 million solely for the Joint Center for Aerospace Innovation Technology. It also provides $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a Federal Aviation Administration grant match. These amounts support the center and grant funding, not direct household payments.

Funding for battery and solar demonstrations

The Climate Commitment Account provides $2 million, restricted to staffing and operating the battery fabrication testbed. Commerce receives $163,000 to administer a commercial dual-use solar demonstration pilot. The pilot offers grants and technical help for planning, early development, and installation. Eligible recipients can include nonprofits, public entities, and federally recognized tribes. Neither appropriation provides direct payments to household battery or solar buyers.

Funding for Brockmann campus upkeep

The law provides $497,000 in state funds for fiscal year 2027 to maintain the Brockmann campus in Clark County. The money covers its facility, property, and assets. This provision does not specify a household payment or service change.

Funding for horse racing commission operations

The law provides $288,000 in fiscal year 2027 for deposit into the Washington horse racing commission operating account. The money supports commission operations. This provision does not specify household payments or changes to costs or services.

Funding for local government support

The law provides $6.827 million from the Liquor Revolving Account for Commerce's contract with the Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington. It also provides $202,000 in fiscal year 2027 for Commerce to adopt local progress-report guidelines. Those guidelines set measures and criteria for city and county implementation reports required by the 2022 law. These funds support government contracts and reporting, not direct household payments.

Funding for science centers and research

The Washington State Academy of Sciences receives $608,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for core operations. The funding supports its agreement with Washington State University. The Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth Abundant Materials receives $500,000 in each year. Another $706,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account is reserved for the Complex Social Interactions Lab. These funds support organizations and research, not direct household payments.

Funding for shellfish coordination and shrimp

The law provides $170,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for Agriculture's shellfish coordinator position. It also provides $300,000 from the Model Toxics Control Operating Account to carry out the burrowing shrimp law, HB 1309. Each amount is restricted to its stated purpose. The provisions do not specify household payments or resulting industry requirements.

Funding for soils, veterinarians, and orchards

Washington State University receives $2.076 million from the Model Toxics Control Operating Account for soil research and extension. Its research network must include the Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center. Another $180,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account supports implementation of the large-animal veterinarian law, House Bill 1705. The law also provides $63,000 in fiscal year 2027 for the heritage orchard program under House Bill 2525. Orchard funding lapses unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026; these provisions do not set individual grants.

Funding for statewide economic development planning

Commerce receives $1.219 million each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to identify growth areas, support industries, and coordinate economic development. It must consider Washington's trade dependence, engage regional partners, and assign sector leads for aerospace; clean technology and renewable and nonrenewable energy; wood products and natural resources; information and communications technology; life sciences and global health; maritime; military and defense; and creative industries. Another $60,000 each year pays Washington's Pacific Northwest Economic Region membership dues. Commerce also receives $300,000 in fiscal year 2027 for a statewide economic development and competitiveness plan due to legislative committees by June 30, 2027. The plan must cover state and regional conditions, goals, challenges and opportunities, business programs, equity, community wealth building, outcome measures, and implementation.

Funding keeps state broadband office operating

The Statewide Broadband Office receives $1.16 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.159 million in fiscal year 2027. The money is restricted to the office. This appropriation does not specify a broadband project, household subsidy, or change in service availability.

Funding maps electric vehicle charging access

Commerce receives $500,000 in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for a charging and refueling mapping and forecasting tool. The tool must show infrastructure locations and related information. Commerce must work with the interagency electric vehicle coordinating council and toward its established benchmarks. This funding does not provide direct household payments.

Funding public works bidder standards

The law provides $1.251 million from the public works administration account to implement responsible-bidder legislation. The money is reserved for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1549. This provision does not explain the bidder standards or provide household payments.

Funding solid waste law implementation

The law provides $617,000 from the Public Service Revolving Account solely to implement solid waste management legislation. The money lapses unless the related bill was enacted by June 30, 2025. This funding provision does not set household waste fees, services, or eligibility rules.

Funding supports power transmission planning

Commerce receives $300,000 for local and tribal permitting help, operator advice on advanced transmission technology, and financing research. Permitting help must explain advanced technologies and relevant codes; financing recommendations are due November 1, 2025. Separate appropriations provide $110,000 and $744,000 in fiscal year 2027, plus $142,000 in state funds, to implement Senate Bill 6355. All three implementation amounts lapse unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. The funding does not set household bill reductions.

Funding supports public retirement system operations

The law lists retirement department operating appropriations of $124.988 million and $125.893 million for the fiscal periods identified. The money comes from the Department of Retirement Systems Expense Account. This provision does not change pension eligibility, benefit amounts, or payment timing.

Funding supports state board stipend law

The law provides $250,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to implement the 2022 state board stipend law. The money is restricted to that purpose. This appropriation does not specify who qualifies or how much each person receives.

Funding supports state energy site reviews

The law provides $37.605 million for the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council’s operations and related state work. Specified amounts include $1.626 million for fiscal year 2026 and $1.679 million for fiscal year 2027. The total also includes $6.069 million from the Climate Commitment Account. This provision does not specify household payments or changes to energy bills.

Funding supports Washington licensing agency services

The law provides the Department of Licensing $68.472 million for operations and services. Funding comes from the state general fund and designated licensing, real estate, business and professions accounts. Concealed pistol license notification and derelict vessel accounts also contribute. The appropriation does not set a household payment or fee change.

Funding to carry out cleaner-energy laws

The Workforce Education Investment Account provides $288,000 for alternative jet fuel law implementation and $24,000 for transportation electrification legislation. The Attorney General receives $44,000 from the Legal Services Revolving Account to implement the Clean Fuels Program law. Low-carbon thermal energy implementation receives $294,000 from the Public Service Revolving Account and $40,000 from the Legal Services Revolving Account. These funds carry out separate laws; they do not themselves set household incentives, fuel prices, or energy bills.

Funding to carry out climate laws

Ecology receives $2.816 million from the Climate Investment Account to carry out the Climate Commitment Act law, HB 1975. It receives $1.115 million from the Clean Fuels Program Account for the clean fuels law, HB 1409. Another $426,000 from the Climate Commitment Account funds the hydrofluorocarbon law, HB 1462. Each amount is restricted to its listed law; these provisions do not specify household payments or cost changes.

Funding to carry out renewable-energy rules

Commerce receives $366,000 for fiscal year 2027 to implement renewable-energy House Bill 1960. The money lapses unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. This appropriation does not set household payments or energy price changes.

Funding to implement retirement legislation

The law provides $20,000 solely to implement Senate Bill 5306. It also provides $120,000 for Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034 and $11,000 for House Bill 2124. Further amounts are $18,000 for Engrossed House Bill 2179, $149,000 for House Bill 2441, and $10,000 for Substitute Senate Bill 5862. Each of those five additional allocations lapses unless its related bill becomes law by June 30, 2026. This funding supports implementation; it does not describe changes to retirement eligibility or pension amounts.

Funding to implement transit permit legislation

The law provides $49,000 in fiscal year 2027 to implement Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on high-capacity transit permits. The money lapses unless that bill becomes law by June 30, 2026. This appropriation funds implementation rather than a specific household transit benefit.

Funding utility safety and reliability laws

The law provides Public Service Revolving Account money solely to implement utility safety and reliability legislation. Funding includes $239,000 for local energy resilience, $39,000 for utility disaster costs, and $71,000 for wildfire mitigation. It also provides $132,000 for the electric transmission system. The resilience amount lapses unless its related bill was enacted by June 30, 2025; transmission funding has a June 30, 2026 deadline. These provisions do not set customer rates or describe required safety measures.

Funding water rate and utility laws

The law provides $404,000 to implement water system rate legislation and $79,000 to implement consumer-owned utility legislation. Both amounts come from the Public Service Revolving Account. Each amount lapses unless its related bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. These provisions do not specify changes to water bills, utility rates, or customer benefits.

Licensing agency funding for new laws

Licensing receives $2.44 million for the cosmetology compact and $150,000 for concealed pistol license legislation. It also receives $146,000 for professional accounts, $26,000 for vessel length and nonresidents, and $16,000 for bail bonds and immigration. Another $4,000 for veteran benefits access lapses unless SB 5420 becomes law by June 30, 2026. The $23,000 for real estate and exclusive market legislation lapses unless SB 6091 becomes law by that date. These amounts fund agency work, not direct household benefits.

Monthly reports track state technology spending

The law provides $250,000 from the Office of Financial Management central services account for dedicated technology budget staff. After each fiscal-month close, staff must report to legislative fiscal staff on projects covered by the act's technology review rules and Washington Technology Solutions oversight. Reports must show the technology pool balance, approvals by project and agency, projections through the biennium, and spending against budget plans. They must also identify agencies or projects that have not applied for or received approval.

More funding for professional licensing boards

Board of Accountancy funding from the Certified Public Accountants' Account rises from $4.802 million to $4.958 million. Funding for the engineers and land surveyors board rises from $5.018 million to $5.036 million. These funds support professional oversight, without a stated change in fees, licensing requirements, or household payments.

More funding for rural broadband expansion

The Utilities and Transportation Commission can use up to $800,000 to support rural broadband expansion. The money supplements funds committed by a telecommunications company for a project on behalf of an eligible government entity. It comes from payments collected under the Qwest performance assurance plan. The provision does not set household service prices or the number of homes served.

More funding for state financial oversight

The Treasurer's Service Account funding rises from $24.224 million to $25.221 million. State Auditor funding rises from $19.565 million to $22.536 million for 2025–2027. These funds support state financial operations and audits, not specified payments to households.

More funding for state legal operations

Attorney General funding rises from $558.481 million to $563.87 million for the 2025–2027 budget period. The law dedicates $107,000 from the Legal Services Revolving Fund solely to carrying out the long-term services trust law. These appropriations support legal operations; they do not set household trust benefits or eligibility.

More funding for state support systems

Enterprise Services funding rises from $41.89 million to $42.635 million for 2025–2027. Its budget adjusts General Fund, Building Code Council Account, and Climate Commitment Account funding. Washington Technology Solutions funding rises from $140.461 million to $141.876 million, including a revolving account adjustment. The money supports state operations and technology, not direct household payments or a specified eligibility change.

More oversight for state technology projects

The law provides $2 million from the Washington Technology Solutions Revolving Account for experienced technology project managers. They support agency projects under Washington Technology Solutions oversight. Project guidance, quality checks, and best practices must be shared with agency stakeholders and legislative fiscal staff at least twice yearly. Information must also appear on the statewide technology dashboard. Independent recommendations to legislative budget committees are due each December.

More support for clean-energy project reviews

The Climate Commitment Account provides $1.068 million for Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council operations and environmental siting and compliance positions. Another $1.034 million supports early application work, clean-energy manufacturing reviews, tribal review reimbursements, and contracted hydrogen and manufacturing services. Commerce also receives $490,000 from that account to administer grants helping local governments with clean-energy siting and permits. These funds support project reviews, not household energy bill payments.

Review of affordable internet and communications

The law provides $119,000 in fiscal year 2027 for a review of Washington's universal communication service program. The Washington State Institute for Public Policy must examine funding, eligibility, administration, and effects on specified communities. It must also review sustainable funding options and the costs and benefits of affordable internet access and devices. The final report is due June 30, 2027. The review itself does not lower bills or expand benefits.

State agencies get secure software licenses

The law provides $89.716 million from the Washington Technology Solutions Revolving Account for Microsoft 365 licenses for state agencies. The money is limited to buying and distributing those licenses. Licenses must include advanced security features and cloud-based phone system capabilities. Households do not receive software licenses through this appropriation.

State funds lottery administration expenses

The law sets Lottery Administrative Account appropriations of $31.618 million and $31.851 million for the listed fiscal-year appropriations. This money funds lottery administration. The provision does not specify changes to ticket prices, prizes, or household payments.

State funds Snake River replacement study

Commerce receives $800,000 from the Climate Commitment Account to hire experts to study replacements for lower Snake River dam services. The study must address regional resource needs, reliability, costs, emissions, and effects and opportunities from regional power-system changes. It must respond to the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative and use available data for numerical analysis. Required input includes affected tribal and other governments, utilities, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, and other key stakeholders. Where practical, Commerce must consider Pacific Northwest National Laboratory analyses and use methods, models, and data consistent with the council’s latest power plan. The final report is due to legislative energy and environment committees and the governor’s office by June 30, 2027.

State policy research gets funding

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy receives $2.259 million for fiscal year 2026 and $2.63 million for 2027. It also receives $556,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account. The money supports research, scientific reviews, operations, and ongoing studies. It does not create a household payment.

Stronger oversight of state technology spending

Covered state technology projects must post budgets, spending history, in-kind costs, and explanations of budget changes on a statewide dashboard. Budgets cannot exceed enacted funding by fund and fiscal year; older budgets must remain available. Projects must update changed milestones, deliverables, and spending plans before seeking funding release. Washington Technology Solutions can suspend or end projects missing expected results; unused funds become unavailable, and further spending needs approval. It reports changes each December 1; listed projects pay oversight costs from the technology investment revolving account, while others pay themselves.

Studies examine future solar and nuclear policies

Commerce receives $450,000 for an Academy of Sciences study on the value of distributed solar and storage. It must recommend policies and valuation methods for use after the statutory 4% net-metering threshold is reached. The final report is due to Commerce and utility regulators by October 1, 2026. Separately, $80,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account funds a review of other states' small modular reactor funding and policies. The Institute for Public Policy's review is due to lawmakers December 31, 2025; neither study itself changes energy bills.

Funding insurance rules for consumers

The Insurance Commissioner gets regulatory-account money solely to implement several insurance-related laws. Funding includes $368,000 for insurance and affordable housing units, plus $103,000 for continuing care retirement. It also includes $55,000 for life insurance policy lapses and $396,000 for travel insurance. The retirement, life insurance, and travel insurance amounts lapse unless each related bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. These provisions do not state new consumer rights, coverage amounts, or household payments.

Funding supports state insurance oversight

The law lists insurance commissioner appropriations of $108.196 million and $114.457 million across the identified accounts and budget periods. The funds support insurance regulator operations. This provision does not specify changes to premiums, coverage, or claims.

Insurance study for child-serving organizations

The Insurance Commissioner receives $350,000 to study shared property and liability insurance options for child-serving groups. The study covers child care centers, foster homes, youth organizations, and child placement services. It examines costs, availability, access barriers, and whether a joint underwriting association is suitable, including legal and implementation issues. The report is due to legislative policy committees by December 31, 2025; contacted insurers and risk retention groups must provide requested information. The study does not itself provide coverage or lower premiums.

Studies examine insurance pricing and fairness

The Insurance Commissioner receives $528,000 to study credit history, credit-based insurance scores, and other pricing factors, including alternatives. The study examines costs, coverage, and effects by race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and national origin. Identified insurers must provide information; company-identifying data stays confidential, but combined results can be published. Findings, policy options, and recommendations are due June 1, 2027. A separate $350,000 property insurance study, due December 31, 2025, examines community ratings, fire risk, and risk-reduction measures. Neither study changes insurance rates or coverage.

Public banking and infrastructure financing studies

The Treasurer receives $250,000 to study public banking tools, including revolving loan funds, and ask local governments about financing gaps. An update with any recommendations is due June 30, 2027. Separately, $300,000 in fiscal year 2027 establishes a public bank work group, chaired and staffed by the financial institutions department. With public banking experts and state representatives, it must consult Commerce and examine bank structure, state-funded capitalization, and a formation plan. Its legislative update is due December 31, 2026, and final report June 30, 2027; the law does not create a bank.

A statewide system for service referrals

The Health Care Authority must assess and implement a statewide system to connect community services and track electronic referrals. Before seeking bids or starting, it must consult stakeholders and assess existing systems, connections between systems, and costs. It must also submit a federal-funding proposal to state budget officials and legislative fiscal committees before starting. Work must stay within appropriated amounts and meet section 701's requirements; waiver money needs legislative authorization.

Account funds can support hospital charity care

During 2025–2027, Washington can use hospital data collection account money to pay charity care program operating costs. The law sets no amount and does not change patient eligibility or required financial assistance.

Behavioral health clinics get planning support

The Health Care Authority receives $117,000 in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $739,000 federally to plan certified community behavioral health clinics. It must study options, costs, payment methods, and system effects, building on its December 2024 report. Its plan must provide for statewide implementation no later than fiscal year 2027. The law also funds adding community behavioral health data to the state's management system and requires timely contractor submissions. Monthly reporting phases in, with historical counts separating Medicaid status and children from adults when practical.

Child care implementation funding has deadline

The law provides $231,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $31,000 in federal funds to implement Working Connections Child Care legislation. The money lapses unless Substitute House Bill 2689 is enacted by June 30, 2026. This appropriation does not itself set a new child care benefit or eligibility rule.

Extra Medicaid payments for residential care

Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying residential facilities receive a Medicaid bridge payment of $20.99 per resident day. Assisted living facilities, enhanced adult residential centers, and adult residential centers qualify with at least 75% Medicaid occupancy. State law's occupancy method applies, and this payment does not replace the separate capital add-on. Assisted living facilities also receive a rate add-on covering annual license renewal fee increases attributable to Medicaid beds. These payments go to facilities, not residents.

Full Medicaid visit payments for rural clinics

A rural health clinic requesting direct payment must receive the full published encounter rate from its managed care plan. This applies to services eligible for encounter payments under the Medicaid state plan. The plan has no right to, or financial risk for, the supplemental payment portion. Payments must be reconciled at least annually, with Health Care Authority review and approval. This changes clinic reimbursement, not household payments.

Funding for cancer research grants

The law provides $10 million from the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment Fund Match Transfer Account for its research program. The money may support grants and program administration. The appropriation does not specify individual research awards or household treatment benefits.

Funding health insurance and billing laws

The Insurance Commissioner gets regulatory-account money solely to implement health insurance and billing laws. The amounts are $273,000 for health contract terminations and $286,000 for prior authorization, meaning advance health plan approval. Funding also includes $856,000 for health insurer payments and $12,000 for delayed ambulance bills. The approval, insurer-payment, and ambulance-bill funding lapses unless each related bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. These provisions do not set contract rights, billing deadlines, or household savings.

Funding health service and prescription laws

The Insurance Commissioner gets regulatory-account money solely to implement several health laws. Funding includes $1.287 million for mental health services and $14,000 for prescription hormone therapy. It also includes $61,000 for HIV antiviral drugs, $108,000 for an abortion savings program, and $70,000 for preventive services. Those last three amounts lapse unless their related bills are enacted by June 30, 2026. These funding provisions do not set household costs, benefits, or eligibility.

Funding helps improve health care quality

The Bree Collaborative receives $300,000 from the state General Fund in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The money must support shared learning and targeted technical help for health care quality improvement. It does not provide a direct household payment.

Funding implements long-term care trust laws

The law provides $5.074 million from the long-term services trust account to implement the 2024 law on program access. This funding is subject to section 701's conditions, limits, and review. Another $9.606 million from the same account implements the long-term services trust legislation identified as Senate Bill 5291. These appropriations do not specify household contributions, eligibility changes, or benefit amounts.

Funding interstate checks for SNAP records

The law funds staff and system updates for SNAP's federally required interstate data matching system. This supports administration of food assistance records across states. The provision gives no funding amount. It does not itself change household eligibility, benefit amounts, or how a match affects an individual case.

Funding keeps independent living provider rates

The law provides $750,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to maintain independent living service provider rates. The money is reserved for maintaining those payments. It does not specify a provider rate or direct household payment.

Funding long-term care account operations

The law provides $22.793 million from the long-term care trust account solely to maintain the program's technology platform. It also provides $170,000 from the State Investment Board Expense Account to implement a measure on investments and long-term care accounts. These funds support account operations. They do not change household eligibility, account terms, or benefit payments.

Funding studies of universal health care

The law provides $250,000 for studies to help design a universal health care system. The Insurance Commissioner must arrange this work through an agreement with the Health Care Authority. The money supports economic, insurance-cost, or related modeling. It does not create universal coverage or provide household benefits.

Funding to modernize benefit enrollment systems

The law funds an office for Washington's integrated eligibility and enrollment modernization project. It provides $1.067 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026, $978,000 for 2027, and $4.772 million in federal funds. The money is reserved for the project office. This provision does not change who qualifies for benefits or how much households receive.

Funding to run better life accounts

The law provides $557,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to design and administer the Achieving a Better Life Experience program. This money funds program development and administration. The appropriation does not set account terms, participant eligibility, or direct household payments.

Health agencies coordinate projects and funding

Six state agencies must form a health and human services coalition led by the Health Care Authority, using existing resources. Members include the Health Benefit Exchange and departments overseeing social services, health, corrections, and children and families. The coalition guides joint projects, including technology work, and provides federal funding guidance. Washington Technology Solutions supports coordinated technology, data, and resource use to maximize federal funding. Coalition work and projects remain subject to section 701's limits and review.

Health insurers and providers discuss contracts

The law provides $250,000 for the Ruckelshaus Center to run a forum on contracts for fully insured health plans. Its maximum of 25 main participants must include independent clinicians, insurers, health facilities, and both state health agencies. Topics must include provider approval, midcontract policy changes, or contract negotiations. Progress is due December 31, 2026, and final results are due December 15, 2027. The forum does not itself change household coverage or costs.

Higher payments for home and day care

Homecare agencies' administrative rates rise 30 cents hourly on July 1, 2025, and another 23 cents on July 1, 2026. The law also funds agency parity at the consumer-directed employer rate setting board's rate. FY2027 adult day service funding includes $452,000 in state funds and $456,000 in federal funds for a 10% provider rate increase. Restructured day-service rates use one region for King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties and another for all remaining counties. These changes do not promise higher worker wages or household benefit payments.

Hospital payments support low-income patient care

The law provides $4.261 million in state funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for low-income hospital payments. It also provides $8.522 million in federal funds solely for those payments. Within approved funding, the Health Care Authority also pays hospitals serving children in the Children's Health Program. Those children must be ineligible for federal Medicaid or children's health insurance services because of citizenship status. The money goes to hospitals, not households.

Insurers receive help covering mandated benefits

The law provides the Insurance Commissioner $1.1 million in fiscal year 2027 to offset eligible insurers' plan-year 2026 costs. Costs must involve state-required benefits in qualified health plans and the state benchmark plan approved by CMS on October 7, 2024. Funding applies only when federal rules prevent treating those benefits as essential health benefits. It does not promise payments to enrollees or lower premiums.

Medical transport funding for Franklin County

During 2025–2027, the emergency medical services and trauma care trust account can support Franklin County Public Hospital District No. 1. Funds can pay for staff and resources needed for medical transport health services, including services to Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. The law sets no funding amount or required service level.

More staff review SNAP payment accuracy

The law funds more staff to conduct SNAP quality-control reviews and reduce Washington's payment error rate. The staffing responds to federal changes in H.R. 1, P.L. 119-21. This provision does not itself change household eligibility or benefit amounts, and no funding amount is stated.

No extra rate for retirement increases

The law bars a supplemental contribution rate to fund the additional Plan 1 retirement benefits granted under Senate Bill 5862. This applies to the Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems. The additional benefits remain in place. The law does not state the amount of costs avoided.

Paid leave gets staff and technology

The law provides $10.823 million from the paid leave insurance account for staff handling claims and worker and employer questions. Another $8.966 million funds technology staff for overpayments, eligibility checks, and optional tribal coverage. Technology funding is subject to section 701's conditions, limits, and review. The account also supplies $30,000 to implement the dockworker premium law and $4.936 million to implement the paid leave law. These appropriations do not themselves set worker benefits, premiums, or eligibility.

Payment support for eligible public hospitals

In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, participating public hospitals keep 100% of the federal share of qualifying inpatient payments. This covers eligible fee-for-service and maximum disproportionate-share payments under the certified public expenditures program. Critical access hospitals and state psychiatric institutions are excluded. Eligible hospitals below their specified baseline receive state grants for the difference. Interim and final settlements apply, and hospitals must repay any excess funds.

Payments support community health worker services

The law provides $2.545 million in state funds in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for community health worker services. It also provides $9.28 million in federal funds, without stating a funding period for that amount. The money reimburses services rather than paying households directly.

Public district nursing homes receive payments

The law provides $7 million in federal funds for extra payments to nursing homes operated by public hospital districts. Each district must provide the required nonfederal match. Federal limits and later interim and final cost reviews apply. Payments above the Medicaid cost limit or Medicare upper payment limit must be recovered.

Staff support for health cost tracking

The law funds staff for the Health Care Cost Transparency Board. Staff support data review, data management, and policy analysis. The provision does not state a funding amount or directly lower household health bills.

State health records get funding and oversight

Corrections receives $1.351 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $7.010 million for fiscal year 2027. Social and Health Services receives $411,000 and $3.020 million in state funds for those years, plus $10.034 million federally. The agencies must work with the Health Care Authority on a statewide electronic health records system, subject to budget review. Working software must be shown every two weeks, remain updateable, and consider national standards for sharing records. Beginning July 1, 2025, agency teams must send quarterly updates within 15 calendar days after each quarter. Corrections updates must compare monthly spending with its plan and show the next quarter's monthly budget. An alternate plan covering all three agencies is due August 1, 2026. It needs approval from the Office of Financial Management and Technology Services Board by September 1, 2026. Otherwise, the approved plan continues.

State studies obesity treatment coverage costs

The law provides $250,000 for the Insurance Commissioner to study obesity treatment coverage costs with the Health Care Authority. The study covers intensive health, behavior, and lifestyle treatment; metabolic and bariatric surgery; and FDA-approved obesity medicines. Findings go to the Governor and legislative committees by September 30, 2026, with cost estimates for plan years 2028–2029. The study does not require commercial health plans to cover these treatments.

Technology funding for long-term care benefits

The law provides $6.397 million from the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account for the program's technology project. The money can only support that project. Spending must follow section 701's conditions, limits, and review requirements. This provision does not change who qualifies or benefit amounts.

Funding to develop more affordable housing

The law provides $425,000 in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, to continue nonprofit housing-development contracts. Work includes finding property, early development work, technical help, and community outreach. Housing must share a site with community services on underused or tax-exempt land. It can include affordable ownership or rental homes, supportive or transitional housing, shelters, or Apple Health and Homes housing. The law also provides $847,000 each year to increase middle housing and $33,000 each year to implement Senate Bill 5587 on affordable housing development.

Housing implementation funds have enactment deadlines

The law allocates $94,000 from the Affordable Housing for All Account to implement Senate Bill 6027 on affordable housing funding. It also allocates $131,000 in fiscal year 2027 for Senate Bill 6026 on residential development in zones. Another $73,000 in 2027 funds implementation of House Bill 2418 on permit review. Each allocation lapses unless its referenced bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. These are implementation funds, not stated household payments.

Housing planning grants favor smaller communities

Local plan and development-rule grants receive $9 million in fiscal year 2026 and $6.088 million in 2027. Commerce must use an equitable formula among cities and counties, mainly for Growth Management Act reviews and updates. Formula funding must cover applicable costs under the 2021 shelter and housing law and the 2023 land-use-permitting law. Commerce must also give smaller cities and counties proportionately more Growth Management Act planning assistance and pass-through grants than larger jurisdictions.

Local housing planning and permit funding

Commerce and local governments get $1.729 million in fiscal year 2026 and $2.965 million in 2027 to implement 2025 laws. These cover lot splitting, building codes, transit-oriented housing, growth-management housing plans, parking, middle housing, child-care siting, subdivisions, and affordable housing development. Commerce also gets $500,000 in 2027 for grants to update local permit reviews. Another $149,000 in 2026 funds recommendations on including special-purpose districts in growth-management planning. Commerce must send its final recommendations to the governor's office and relevant legislative committees by December 1, 2025.

State reviews Pacific Tower facility needs

Commerce receives $150,000 each year in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to review Pacific Tower's short- and long-term facility needs. It must work with the Office of Financial Management and relevant partners. The review covers building use, financial sustainability, space use, and recommendations for long-term returns on investment. Any contractor must have experience in space planning, financial modeling, and public-sector real estate management. The final report is due November 1, 2026.

Agency funding to carry out worker laws

The law funds administrative and hearings work: $809,000 for the long-term services trust law and $24,000 for pregnancy accommodations. It provides $56,000 for paid leave protections, $39,000 for working-minor provisions, and $27,000 for public works finishing-trade provisions. The $27,000 lapses unless Senate Bill 6302 is enacted by June 30, 2026. Industrial insurance appeals implementation receives $100,000 from the Accident Account and $102,000 from the Medical Aid Account for Senate Bill 5463. Another $556,000 implements Senate Bill 5525 on business closures and layoffs. Each allocation is limited to its named legislation; these funds do not themselves define worker benefits or eligibility.

Cannabis worker legislation receives implementation funding

The Public Employment Relations Commission receives $119,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $99,000 in fiscal year 2027. This money is solely for implementing legislation concerning agricultural cannabis workers. The prior June 30, 2025 enactment-based funding lapse condition is removed. This appropriation does not itself describe worker protections or provide payments to workers.

Clearer licensing processes for healthcare workers

The Department of Health receives $2.107 million to improve health profession licensing processes. Work can include updated policies, applicant tutorials, web content, and research into live chat. The department must document and use feedback from licensed professionals. It must also use ongoing quality-improvement methods.

College affordability funding for Eastern students

Eastern Washington University's college affordability program receives $13.521 million for fiscal year 2026 and $13.899 million for 2027. The state general funds are restricted to that program. This provision does not state how much any student saves or receives.

College building funds can support operations

During the 2025–2027 budget period, the legislature can direct transfers from specified college building or capital-project accounts. The money goes to the institutions of higher education operating fees account to support operating costs. The treasurer can make a transfer only with legislative direction. The law sets no amount and does not require a transfer.

College students get advising support

The law funds guided pathways or similar student-success programs at community and technical colleges statewide. It provides $1.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, plus $75.847 million from a workforce education account. The money supports program redesign, advising, and student services. It does not set direct payments to students.

Colleges prioritize student support and aid outreach

When colleges make administrative cuts, they must prioritize keeping staff who directly support students. This does not guarantee any particular job stays. The law provides $1.190 million to expand a student aid outreach and completion pilot at participating community and technical colleges. Capital Region Educational Service District 113 receives $850,000, and North Central Educational Service District 171 receives $340,000 for participating colleges. The funding does not set individual student aid amounts.

Continued salary funding for college faculty

The law provides $40.8 million to continue nurse educator salary funding at Washington community and technical colleges. It also provides $40 million to continue faculty salary funding in high-demand programs. Those programs include health professions, information technology, computer science, and trades. The money is reserved for these salaries and does not specify individual salary increases.

Continued services for agricultural workers

The law provides $3.826 million from the Employment Services Administrative Account to continue agricultural and seasonal workforce services. The money keeps the Office of Agricultural and Seasonal Workforce Services operating. This allocation does not specify individual payments, new eligibility, or service levels.

Dementia care training for smaller clinics

The University of Washington receives $226,000 each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for online dementia-care training. The program uses the Project ECHO model, with lessons, case discussions, and content about improving practices and care systems. It aims to add 15 to 20 providers from smaller clinics and practices each year. The funding does not change patient coverage or specify patient payments.

Education and job programs for newcomers

The law provides $7.456 million for education and workforce programs for refugees and immigrants. The funded programming serves people who arrived in Washington on or after July 1, 2021, including arrivals from Afghanistan and Ukraine. The provision does not set individual payment amounts.

Entry-level training for behavioral health workers

The law provides $1 million for behavioral health preapprenticeship and entry-level training grants. Of that amount, $850,000 comes from the Accident Account and $150,000 from the Medical Aid Account. Labor and Industries must coordinate with the state apprenticeship training council. The money supports training programs rather than direct household payments.

Funding correctional officer arbitration implementation

The Public Employment Relations Commission gets $41,000 in state general funds for fiscal year 2027. The money is solely for implementing the correctional officer arbitration bill. It lapses unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026. This provision does not state new arbitration rights or direct payments.

Funding for career-connected learning programs

The law provides $4.684 million from the state Administrative Contingency Account for career-connected learning. Funds cover sector intermediary grants, technical help, support grants, and grant administration. The money supports organizations delivering career-learning programs. It does not set individual eligibility or payments.

Funding for civic affairs journalism fellows

The law provides $1.529 million from the Workforce Education Investment Account for a civic affairs journalism fellowship. The money supports developing and running the program. This provision does not set the number of fellows, individual awards, or eligibility rules.

Funding for college affordability programs

The law funds the existing college affordability program with $25.512 million in fiscal 2026 and $26.227 million in fiscal 2027. Central Washington University also receives $15.24 million in fiscal 2026 and $15.667 million in fiscal 2027 for that program. Evergreen receives $4.635 million in fiscal 2026 and $4.765 million in fiscal 2027. These funds are limited to the program under RCW 28B.15.066. The provisions do not state each student's award or savings.

Funding for environmental and farming research

The law funds university work on forest products trade, environmental forensic science, and honey bee biology. In each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, it provides $102,000 for Washington's forest products trade center. It provides $443,000 each year to operate the University of Washington's environmental forensic science center. Another $135,000 each year is solely for a honey bee biology research position. These amounts fund research and center operations, not household payments.

Funding for law and labor education

UW Tacoma's pre-law pipeline and social justice program receives $200,000 each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies receives $300,000 each year, plus $300,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account. The center must work with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. These funds support education programs, not direct household payments.

Funding for nursing education and workforce

Nursing education receives $2.16 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. It also receives $4.8 million from the Workforce Education Investment Account. Another $1.024 million supports implementation of the 2023 nurse supply law. The funds are reserved for those purposes and do not set individual student awards.

Funding for regional science degree programs

In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, Everett receives $580,000 annually for organic agriculture and $1.37 million annually for software engineering and data analytics. Bremerton's electrical engineering program receives $630,000 each year. At full operation, Bremerton is expected to produce 25 additional bachelor's degrees annually; Everett's software and data programs expect 50 students annually. Those students must be tracked separately in Education Research and Data Center reports. The law also provides $250,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account for UW Bothell's Center for Biotech Innovation and Training; these funds do not specify student aid.

Funding for science and technology degrees

The law provides $14 million to expand computer science and engineering degrees at the University of Washington's Seattle campus. It provides $2.28 million for computer science bachelor's programs and $2.7 million to maintain engineering, math, and science capacity at Bothell. Washington MESA science and technology student programs receive $150,000 each fiscal year, plus $700,000 from a workforce education account. That $700,000 includes $500,000 for Washington State's Everett campus to support underrepresented students' attendance and degree completion. Western Washington receives $1.306 million each fiscal year to develop a marine, coastal, and watershed sciences program.

Funding for the Complete Washington program

The Complete Washington program receives $179,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The funding supports the education program. This provision does not specify individual benefits, eligibility changes, or award amounts.

Funding health and social work degrees

Washington State University receives $3.47 million for public health bachelor's degrees at its Pullman, Spokane, and Vancouver campuses. Its Tri-Cities campus receives $2.014 million for bachelor's and master's social work degrees. Both appropriations come from the Workforce Education Investment Account. They fund degree programs, not specified student awards or tuition cuts.

Funding maritime training at Washington colleges

Bellingham Technical College's maritime apprenticeship program receives $200,000. Seattle Central College receives $854,000 for its Seattle Maritime Academy partnership. Seattle Central cannot spend the money until it certifies an executed agreement with Washington State Ferries to state budget officials. The agreement must cover shared facilities, joint training, recruitment, and a five-year operating plan. Plans were due to legislative committees by December 1, 2025.

Funding medical and dental training programs

Skagit Valley College's dental therapy program receives $2.2 million. The five-state WWAMI medical school program receives $7.345 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for operations and expansion. Additional University of Washington adult psychiatry residency positions receive $1.8 million each year, plus $1.2 million from the workforce education account. The new residency positions require Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approval. These provisions fund training programs, not specified individual payments.

Funding scholarships and training for health workers

The law provides $150,000 from Workforce Education Investment to implement the existing behavioral health scholarship program. Sexual assault nurse examiner training receives $122,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The Center for Indigenous Health receives $1 million solely to increase American Indian and Alaska Native physicians practicing in Washington. Washington State University's pharmacy college receives $327,000 each fiscal year for behavioral health training. The college must retain two residency training positions and one behavioral health faculty member for that residency program.

Funding state registered apprenticeship programs

The law provides $331,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to implement state-registered apprenticeship provisions. It also provides $110,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account. The money is restricted to implementing chapter 28B.124 RCW and does not specify direct participant payments.

Funding supports workers' economic security program

The law provides $10.338 million from the Employment Services Administrative Account for Economic Security for All. It adds $3 million in one-time federal money from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Governor's Reserve Account. The department must collect quarterly data on participants, service costs, and self-sufficiency. It must report its analysis, data, and recommendations to the governor and legislature by December 1, 2026. These funds are only for program implementation and do not set individual payments or eligibility rules.

Funding to implement public works rules

The law provides $385,000 from the Public Works Administration Account to implement the public works and finishing-trade measure, ESSB 6302. The appropriation lapses unless that measure is enacted by June 30, 2026. This money supports implementation, not direct payments to workers or contractors.

Funding to manage university trust lands

The law provides $1.583 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.515 million in fiscal year 2027 for trust-land management. The money goes into the agricultural college trust management account. It supports about 70,700 acres of Washington State University agricultural college trust lands, not direct household payments.

Funding training for behavioral health workers

The law provides $1.5 million from the Workforce Education Investment Account for the Behavioral Health Institute. The money continues behavioral health education and training opportunities. The provision does not specify who qualifies, tuition support, or direct payments to trainees.

Funding Washington labor history archives

The law provides $200,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for labor archives. The money supports one head archivist, archive activities, staffing, supplies, and equipment. It cannot fund unrelated University of Washington library activities.

Journal access funding for state employees

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy receives $82,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account for state employee journal access. The money is restricted to carrying out Substitute House Bill 1606. This funding provision does not describe access terms or employee savings.

More funding for blind students' school

Washington State School for the Blind funding rises from $23.047 million to $23.499 million for the 2025–27 biennium. Revised state appropriations are $11.46 million in fiscal year 2026 and $12.005 million in fiscal year 2027. The money supports the school and its students. The law does not specify a particular service increase or per-student payment.

More funding for college-in-high-school fee programs

Eastern Washington University's college-in-high-school fee program funding rises from $5.142 million to $7.714 million. Workforce Education Investment funds must be used solely to implement the existing college-in-high-school fee law. This appropriation does not state an individual student's fee reduction.

More funding for job-seeker technology

WorkSource technology replacement funding rises from $9.154 million to $14.255 million from the Employment Service Administrative Account. The money is limited to replacing WorkSource's integrated technology platform. The replacement must support statewide workforce administration, the federal integrated service model, and federal workforce program performance requirements. Funding remains subject to the review, conditions, and limits in section 701 of the law. This provision does not establish individual payments or eligibility rules.

More funding for mental health training

The law provides $1 million each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027, for integrated psychiatry care training. Child and adolescent psychiatry residencies receive $640,000 each year, plus $426,000 from the Workforce Education Investment Account. Those residency positions must have approval from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. University of Washington pharmacy behavioral health receives $505,000 each year to retain two residency positions and one faculty member. These funds support training, not specified payments to patients or trainees.

More funding for nursing and dental training

The University of Washington receives $1.242 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for accelerated bachelor's nursing training. Another $742,000 comes from the workforce education account to increase nursing places and graduates. Of the general fund amount, $273,000 each year goes to Tacoma's School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership. The workforce education account also provides $5.010 million solely to expand the university's regional dental education program. These funds support training capacity, not direct tuition payments to students.

More funding for public labor relations

Public Employment Relations Commission funding rises from $11.99 million to $12.087 million for 2025–2027. The law adjusts its General Fund and two personnel services accounts. This funds commission operations, without specifying a new worker payment or change in household costs.

More funding for university technology education

The University of Washington receives $16 million to expand its computer science school, targeting 200 additional degrees yearly and underrepresented students. Reports on graduation rates, waitlists, time to degree, and degrees awarded are due June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. Its Tacoma campus receives $4 million from Workforce Education Investment to increase computing and engineering enrollment. That account also provides $4.112 million for Washington State University's cybersecurity operations bachelor's degree. Western Washington University receives $400,000 from the same account to upgrade cyber range equipment and software.

More matching funds for rural jobs

The law raises rural jobs program match funding from $400,000 to $753,000, an increase of $353,000. Workforce Education Investment Account funds must go solely into the rural jobs program match transfer account. The provision does not set individual eligibility or payment amounts.

Staffing and systems for unemployment claims

The law covers an unemployment administration revenue shortfall with $7.792 million and $14.47 million from state accounts, plus $19.03 million federally. Reed Act funds are allowed up to the amount provided; spending and long-term solutions reports are due each November 1. Another $11.156 million funds claims staff and program ambassadors, while $1.308 million implements strike and lockout unemployment legislation. A $500,000 technology review must identify system problems, recommended improvements, and costs, subject to the act's technology review requirements. Reed Act funds can cover that review only when adequate federal labor funding is unavailable, capped at $500,000. These appropriations do not themselves change benefit amounts or eligibility.

Student planning help for local communities

The law provides $300,000 for student planning studios that help cities and counties with planning projects. It also provides $55,000 for the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy's projects and studies for Point Roberts. Both amounts come from the Workforce Education Investment Account. They support planning work, not direct household payments.

Training support for future physicians

The law provides $10 million to maintain and expand Washington residency slots through the University of Washington's family medicine network. It does not specify how many slots are added. A King County nonprofit serving only foreign-trained physicians receives $150,000 in fiscal 2026. That grant can fund educational outreach, medical exam stipends, and professional development for work in U.S. clinical settings.

Western funds social work and mental-health training

Western Washington University receives $1.01 million to start a social work master's program at Western on the Peninsulas. It also receives $100,000 for mental health first aid training for faculty. Both amounts come from the Workforce Education Investment Account. The funding does not specify tuition assistance or household payments.

Workers' compensation and wage systems upgraded

Labor and Industries receives $8.952 million each from the Accident and Medical Aid accounts to replace its workers' compensation information system. It must report to legislative fiscal and policy committees within 30 calendar days after each quarter. Reports must cover deliverables, spending, contractor staffing, performance measures, independently identified risks, and mitigation plans. The law also provides $1.406 million in fiscal 2026 for the final year of prevailing-wage computer-system improvements. Both projects must follow section 701's conditions, limits, and review requirements; neither sets direct payments to workers or employers.

Workforce planning for power transmission

Commerce receives $197,000 in fiscal 2026 to finish the electrical transmission workforce needs study. The final report is due to the appropriate legislative committees by November 1, 2025. The funding pays for workforce planning, not worker or employer payments.

Climate startups get funded business support

A $200,000 grant continues the Washington Just and Rapid Transition Climate Tech Program. It supports recruitment, development, business training, and related help for climate-technology innovators and organizations. The recipient must be a nonprofit awarded Washington's federal State Small Business Credit Initiative funds for climate-technology investment. It must have experience managing investments and helping early-stage Washington climate businesses, including with federal funding. The grant is not a guaranteed payment to individual businesses or households.

Export and tariff help for businesses

The law provides $1.335 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for export help and related business support. Funding covers international-market representation and a business center offering free, confidential, one-on-one help, with outreach to underserved communities. Of the 2027 funds, $400,000 addresses tariff effects on Washington jobs and exports. Activities can include finding new trade partners, industry innovation, stronger supply chains, and attracting or keeping trade-driven businesses. The department must report to lawmakers and the governor by November 1, 2026.

Funding for local business development programs

The law sets Commerce's economic development budget at $63.869 million for 2025–2027. This includes $14.919 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $14.8 million for 2027. It also includes $10 million for the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment Fund Match Transfer Account. Local business development groups receive $4.152 million in 2026 and $4 million in 2027. The Washington Main Street program receives $350,000 each year; these program funds are not direct household payments.

Funding for local food business support

Local food infrastructure and market access grants receive $4.342 million in fiscal year 2026 and $3.262 million in 2027. The Northwest Agriculture Business Center receives $150,000 each year. The grants support local food systems, but the provision does not state applicant eligibility or individual award amounts.

Funding supports minority and women businesses

The law lists $15.638 million and $15.718 million for the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. Those amounts apply to the budget periods identified in the provision. The funding supports office operations, without creating a new business payment, grant, or eligibility change.

Seattle space for startups and training

Seattle receives $300,000 in fiscal 2026 to lease space for nonprofit and academic groups. The space supports technology startup development, especially startups focused on artificial intelligence. It also supports courses teaching workers to use artificial intelligence as a business tool. The allocation does not create individual grants or worker payments.

Vendor fees fund minority business office

Enterprise Services must transfer master-contract vendor fee money to the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. Transfers total $1.5 million in fiscal year 2026 and $1.3 million in 2027. The money must move in equal monthly installments. It funds the office's work, not specified awards to individual businesses.

Funding state tax law implementation

The Department of Revenue gets $59,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1.522 million in fiscal year 2027. The money pays for implementing 2026 revenue laws. This funding does not specify changes to household taxes.

Funding supports existing-structure tax incentive administration

The law provides $54,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to implement the existing structure tax incentive program. This money supports running the program. This funding provision does not state who qualifies or how much tax relief anyone receives.

Funding supports tax administration and appeals

The law lists Department of Revenue appropriations of $913.753 million and $1.011 billion across the identified accounts and periods. It also lists $5.657 million and $5.856 million for the Board of Tax Appeals in the identified periods. These appropriations fund tax administration and appeals. They do not change household tax rates, credits, filing duties, appeal eligibility, or recovery amounts.

Funding to administer separate millionaire tax

Revenue receives $42,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $10.196 million in fiscal year 2027 to implement the separate tax-on-millionaires bill. The money is solely for Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6346. Both appropriations lapse unless that bill becomes law by June 30, 2026. This budget provision funds tax administration; it does not itself create the tax or set any household's tax bill.

Funding to run renewable energy incentives

The law provides $1.154 million in state General Fund money in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The funds must support implementation of renewable energy tax incentive laws. This appropriation does not change incentive amounts, eligibility, or household tax bills.

Investment entities can avoid tax penalties

During the 2025–2027 budget period, qualifying investment entities can register and pay revenue owed without penalties or interest. The Department of Revenue runs this expanded voluntary disclosure program. Banking, lending, and securities businesses, as defined in state law, do not qualify. Entities also do not qualify if the department had started auditing them by July 1, 2025.

Higher fees for firearms certificate participants

The commission must raise Washington firearms certificate program fees so collected revenue matches program spending. Related funding is $300,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The law does not set the new fees or each participant’s increase.

Tribal government training carries session fees

The Governor's Office of Indian Affairs must help provide government-to-government training on tribal history, legal issues, sovereignty, and governments. Participants pay fees that cover each session's costs. The Department of Enterprise Services bills and collects the fees. The law does not state the fee amount.

Less crisis support funding for children

Flexible funding for children in crisis falls to $1 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. Earlier amounts were $1.136 million for 2026 and $1.137 million for 2027. Money can support safe hospital discharge, housing, wraparound services, and help for families and caregivers to prevent or ease crises. It cannot cover administrative costs, and the project director must approve spending.

Existing housing assistance loans remain repayable

Commerce must collect payments on outstanding mortgage and rental assistance program loans. Borrowers continue paying under their original loan agreements. Collected payments go to the state general fund. The law does not create new repayment terms.

Less funding for vocational rehabilitation

Washington's vocational rehabilitation program receives $171.197 million for 2025–27, down from $172.875 million. The $1.678 million reduction covers state and federal funds. The law does not specify changes to any person's eligibility or services.

Lower funded enrollment limit for Running Start

Running Start state funding counts each student's high school and college enrollment together. The funded limit is 1.4 full-time equivalents in 2025–26 and 1.3 in 2026–27. Combined enrollment above those limits is outside the state-funded amount. Enrollment must also follow Running Start course requirements.

Smaller bonuses for nationally certified teachers

For school year 2026–27, the National Board teacher bonus falls from $6,677 to $6,514, a $163 cut. Teachers must hold valid, unexpired National Board certification and teach in a Washington public school. The separate additional $5,000 bonus for qualifying high-poverty schools is unchanged.

Teacher mentoring funds narrow to beginners

The BEST educator mentoring program prioritizes first-year educators during the 2025–26 school year. During 2026–27, its funding can support only first-year educators who participate in the mentoring program. Other educators cannot receive support from these funds that year. The law does not state an individual award amount.

Lower lottery commissions for retailers

The Lottery Commission must reduce retailer commissions to an average of 5.1% of sales. This lowers the commission rate paid to retailers. The law does not give the previous rate or individual sales amounts.

Less funding for civil commitment work

Special commitment program funding falls by $3.716 million, from $161.189 million to $157.473 million for 2025–27. County reimbursements for involuntary treatment court proceedings are reduced to $2.953 million in fiscal year 2026 and $2.995 million in 2027. Those reimbursements include $134,000 and $176,000, respectively, for Thurston County's 180-day commitment hearings at Maple Lane. The law does not identify special commitment services or facilities affected. The hearing reimbursement provision does not impose a payment duty on people in treatment proceedings.

Less funding for court competency services

DSHS receives $8.473 million in fiscal year 2026 and $8.499 million in 2027 for the Trueblood settlement. These are reduced amounts, but the earlier funding levels are not stated. DSHS must work with the Health Care Authority and Criminal Justice Training Commission on the settlement's timeline and plan. Work includes competency evaluations, treatment to restore competency, forensic navigators, crisis diversion, training, and workforce development.

Less funding for state cybersecurity

Office of Cybersecurity funding falls by $181,000, from $16.655 million to $16.474 million. The money is reserved solely for that office. The law does not specify changes to cybersecurity services or household costs.

Less funding for statewide collaboration training

The AMEND collaboration and training program keeps $761,000 for fiscal year 2026. Its 2027 administration funding falls from $758,000 to $508,000. The money supports the statewide administration team and contract. The law does not specify changes to individual eligibility or direct household payments.

Less funding to improve climate grants

Commerce funding to improve equity and environmental justice in grant programs falls from $253,000 to $127,000. Commerce must prioritize grant programs funded by the specified Climate Commitment Act accounts. The work aims to reduce barriers for vulnerable people in communities with high environmental burdens. This funding does not guarantee a household grant.

Slightly less funding for arts programs

Washington State Arts Commission funding falls from $15.634 million to $15.546 million for 2025–27. State funding is $6.322 million in fiscal year 2026 and $6.186 million in 2027. The law does not identify a specific arts program or household cost that changes.

Slightly less funding for death investigations

Death Investigations Account funding for the Forensic Investigation Council falls from $841,000 to $840,000. The law does not identify investigations or services affected by the $1,000 reduction.

Slightly less funding for veterans cemeteries

Veterans cemetery service funding falls from $1.437 million to $1.435 million. Fiscal year 2027 state General Fund support falls from $207,000 to $205,000. The law does not specify changes to cemetery services or costs for families.

Smaller grants for local public defense

Local public defense grants fall from $13.6 million to $12.7 million in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. The Office of Public Defense distributes the money to counties and cities under state formulas. The funds support legal defense services, not direct household payments. The law does not specify individual service changes.

State pays excess corrections settlement costs

The law provides $5.2 million in fiscal year 2026 for legal costs tied to the Estavillo v. Corrections settlement. The money covers only costs above the amount covered by the state's self-insurance liability account. This is a state legal expense, not a new household charge or benefit payment.

State spending on cleanup lawsuit defense

The Attorney General gets $689,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for the Quendall terminals Superfund case. The money is solely for defending the state and its agencies in the federal cleanup action.

Vehicle strategy loses second-year funding

The Department of Enterprise Services receives $654,000 for the zero-emission vehicle strategy in fiscal year 2026. It must work with the state efficiency and environmental performance program. The former fiscal year 2027 allocation is removed; its amount is not stated. This is agency implementation funding, not a household vehicle rebate.

Hospital safety team funding decreases

The Western State Hospital violence reduction team receives $8.345 million in state funds in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. It also receives $924,000 in federal funds. Funding decreases from an earlier amount not given in the supplied text. The team supports patient and staff safety at Eastern and Western State Hospitals. Reports on strategies, staffing, patient profiles, and results are due December 1 of each fiscal year.

Less funding for family home visiting

Fiscal year 2026 General Fund support for home visiting falls from $12.847 million to $10.547 million. The total appropriation is $23.394 million. The money is reserved for the home visiting program through its dedicated account. The law does not specify changes to family eligibility or service levels.

Less funding for specialized care facilities

The law reduces operating funding for enhanced service facilities and Seattle's Transitional Care Center. Enhanced service facilities receive $15.852 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $22.754 million for 2027. They also receive $38.621 million in federal funds, restricted to operating costs. Seattle's center receives $10.386 million in state funds for 2026, $12.701 million for 2027, and $23.103 million federally. Its money is restricted to nursing home services and urgent building costs; individual care changes are not specified.

Maple Lane treatment funding decreases

Maple Lane receives $61.475 million in state funds for fiscal year 2026 and $72.83 million for fiscal year 2027. Funding decreases, but the earlier amount is not given. Oak, Columbia, and Cascade cottages serve certain people civilly committed after charges are dismissed or acquitted by reason of insanity. The law also directs the department to open and operate Baker and Chelan cottages. The supplied text does not give the full requirements for those two cottages.

New pharmacy distribution rules remain paused

The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission cannot implement new or amended rules for alternative distribution models without legislative direction and authority. It must also present the rules and a final cost estimate to lawmakers. The provision does not itself change household benefits or duties.

Veterans homes receive slightly less funding

Total funding for state veterans homes falls from $215.905 million to $215.247 million. State support for fiscal year 2026 falls from $16.71 million to $8.717 million. For fiscal year 2027, it falls from $17.786 million to $7.519 million. Federal funding rises from $159.652 million to $188.457 million, partly offsetting the state cuts. The law does not specify changes to resident costs or services.

Colleges face limits on appropriated spending

Colleges and universities cannot use appropriated funds to support intercollegiate athletics programs. They also cannot use those funds for external governmental relations. These limits govern institutional spending, not payments required from students or families.

Less funding for charter schools

Charter school funding falls by $23.7 million, from $201.773 million to $178.073 million. The total includes $1.012 million for special education changes, $7.715 million for enrichment, and $418,000 for supplies and operations. Schools with demonstrated special education needs beyond regular funding may receive safety net awards. The law removes the June 30, 2025 bill-enactment conditions that could cancel the specified special education and supplies funding. Charter School Commission funding also falls by $220,000 to $5.178 million.

Less funding for kindergarten transition

Transition to kindergarten funding falls from $94.183 million to $94.152 million in fiscal year 2026. Fiscal year 2027 funding falls from $95.936 million to $72.178 million, bringing the two-year total to $166.33 million. Funding supports 7,266 annual average full-time-equivalent eligible children in school year 2025–26. Enrollment for 2026–27 follows Senate Bill 6260. The law does not set a payment to families.

Less funding for school reform programs

Education reform funding falls by $9.215 million, from $342.852 million to $333.637 million. State funding falls to $115.64 million in fiscal year 2026 and $117.192 million in 2027. Federal funding falls by $5,000 to $97.68 million. These funds support programs run by the state superintendent, not direct household payments.

Less support for school staff development

Beginning Educator Support Program funding falls from $11.5 million to $9.2 million for fiscal year 2027. The separate $1 million first-year educator set-aside is removed for 2027 but remains for 2026. School districts and regional groups may apply for these mentoring grants. School leadership academy funding falls from $810,000 to $405,000 in 2027, while 2026 funding stays at $810,000. The academy supports principals and administrators.

School fire protection loses first-year funding

The law removes $650,000 for school district fire protection in fiscal year 2026. It keeps $650,000 for fiscal year 2027. Funding is limited to school districts within fire protection districts established under state law. The money supports district costs, not household payments.

Smaller training grants for paraeducators

Paraeducator training grants fall by $550,000 each year, to $11.7 million in fiscal year 2026 and $11.823 million in 2027. Grants reimburse two training days per school year in 2024–25 and 2025–26; new paraeducators may receive four first-year days. Districts must prioritize pay for paraeducators who complete the required instructional hours. Up to $750,000 each fiscal year may support training materials, program upkeep, and lower assessment-cost barriers.

Energy project applicants can face fees

Commerce can charge applicants for electric generation projects or conservation resources an application fee. The fee can cover review costs and an advisory opinion on qualification for mandatory conservation targets. The law does not set a fee amount.

Less funding for clean-energy incentive assistance

Commerce's help accessing federal tax incentives and grants falls from $10 million to $7.5 million. It serves community groups, local governments, ports, tribes, housing authorities, transit agencies, nonprofits, and businesses. Commerce must prioritize help benefiting vulnerable people in overburdened communities, with a goal of at least 25 percent of funds. A contracted nonprofit must develop clean-energy tax-credit guidance and tailored outreach materials, and support pilot statewide tax-attorney office hours. This assistance is not a direct state household tax credit.

Less funding for energy program work

Institute for Northwest Energy Futures funding falls from $7.722 million to $5.791 million. Community solar implementation funding falls from $568,000 to $68,000 in each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. These cuts support less program and implementation spending. The law does not specify changes to household solar eligibility, costs, or electricity bills.

Less funding for judicial retirement contributions

Fiscal year 2027 funding for judicial retirement contributions falls from $4.6 million to $600,000. Total funding falls from $9.5 million to $5.5 million. Contributions continue quarterly under the judicial retirement laws. This provision does not change retirement benefit amounts or eligibility.

Less funding for public-building energy audits

Public-building energy audit grants receive $11.452 million from the Climate Commitment Account, down from $13.088 million. The grants help owners pay for detailed energy audits used to plan investments. Eligible owners include state and local governments, tribes, and school districts. This provision does not require households to improve their buildings.

Less funding for volunteer firefighter pensions

State contributions to the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension fund fall from $25.548 million to $20.548 million. Administrative funding for the Board for Volunteer Firefighters also falls from $1.563 million to $1.517 million. The law does not change members' pension amounts or eligibility. It does not identify specific administrative services that change.

Less grant money for clean-energy permits

Clean-energy siting and permitting grants receive $4.51 million from the Climate Commitment Account, down from $5 million. Eligible local and tribal entities can use grants for early project work, land-use studies, planning, and permitting staff. Commerce must prioritize places where transmission limits or rapid electricity-demand growth threaten reliability or timely clean-energy and emissions goals. These grants go to public entities, not households.

Most agencies need vehicle purchase approval

Most state agencies must get the Enterprise Services director's approval before buying a passenger motor vehicle. The State Patrol, Transportation Department, and Natural Resources Department are exempt. This rule governs state purchases, not household car purchases.

State agency cloud funding decreases

State enterprise cloud services receive $11.623 million from the Washington Technology Solutions revolving account. This is $541,000 below the earlier combined earmarks of $8.666 million and $3.498 million. Funding supports cloud management tools, network reviews, cybersecurity planning, and agency readiness and transition work.

State bond payment funding falls

General Fund appropriations for debt-limit bond retirement and interest fall by $63.74 million across fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Revised General Fund amounts are about $1.534 billion for 2026 and $1.651 billion for 2027. Total funding for the listed debt-limit purposes is about $3.197 billion. General Fund money goes into the debt-limit bond retirement account. This provision does not change household taxes or bondholder payment terms.

State funds excess child welfare legal costs

The law provides $42.6 million in fiscal year 2026 for state legal costs tied to eight listed settlement matters. The money only covers costs above the amount covered by the self-insurance liability account. This appropriation does not specify direct payments to the parties in those matters.

Higher state spending on bond sales

The budget for state bond sale expenses rises from $7.497 million to $7.718 million. The total includes $312,000 from the State Taxable Building Construction Account and $1,000 from the Excess Earnings Account. This pays state borrowing-related expenses; it does not set a household charge.

Care facilities face updated licensing fees

The state can raise care facility fees to cover licensing, inspection, and oversight, but fees cannot exceed actual costs. Annual adult family home renewal fees are $450 per bed. Assisted living fees are $383 per bed in fiscal year 2026 and $381 in fiscal year 2027. Nursing facility fees are $814 per bed in fiscal year 2026 and $834 in fiscal year 2027. Adult family home initial licensing costs $2,750, and ownership-change processing costs $700. Fee calculations include the state's cost of paying providers the share tied to Medicaid clients.

Less funding for health department administration

Department of Health administration funding falls by $21.45 million for 2025–27. Its total appropriation drops from $188.431 million to $166.981 million across state, federal, local, private, and dedicated funds. The law does not identify specific public services or household costs that change.

Less state funding for prerelease healthcare

State funding for Medicaid services before release from incarceration decreases to $461,000 for fiscal year 2026. Fiscal year 2027 state funding is $3.335 million. The law also provides $75.501 million in federal funds and $54.058 million in private or local funds. It does not specify changes to any person's services.

Long-term care trust technology funding falls

The long-term care trust program's technology project receives $18.047 million, down from $24.848 million. Money comes from the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account and is restricted to this project. This funding is not a direct household benefit payment.

Lower employer health cap for workers

Monthly state employer health funding is capped at $1,333 per eligible employee in fiscal year 2026. The fiscal year 2027 cap is $1,334, down from $1,350. These limits cover insurance premiums, Public Employees' Benefits Board administration, and the uniform medical plan. The law does not set changes to employee premiums or out-of-pocket costs.

Lower funding caps for long-term supports

The law lowers maximum funding for initiative 2 long-term support services under the Medicaid demonstration waiver. The caps are $133.418 million in federal funds and $133.441 million in local funds. Money is limited to those services and administrative costs for initiative 3. The law does not specify changes to individual services or payments.

Lower Medicaid payment ceiling for nursing homes

The statewide weighted average Medicaid payment rate for nursing facilities cannot exceed $376.54 in fiscal year 2026. The fiscal year 2027 cap is $382.37, down from the prior $394.32 cap. These are limits on payments to facilities, not amounts residents receive or must pay.

Residential care providers must disclose staffing

Contracted community residential providers must include staffing information in their cost reports. Reports must cover wages, health insurance, the number of positions, and turnover. Providers must identify direct support professional staffing separately. The department must publish that information on its residential programs reimbursement website. This provision does not change reimbursement rates or household benefits.

Tighter checks on out-of-state Medicaid enrollment

Health and social service agencies must coordinate to identify people who moved outside Washington while enrolled in specified income-based programs. Beginning January 1, 2027, managed care contracts and processes must allow recovery of premiums for enrollees who moved away. Recovery applies only when they received no services in the plan's service area. Plans operating in multiple states must check monthly for overlapping Medicaid enrollment and report results. The law does not state a new household charge or a specific coverage change.

Central and Evergreen college funding falls

For 2025–2027, Central Washington University's total state funding falls from $185.956 million to $180.306 million. That includes state general funds of $66.060 million for fiscal year 2026 and $66.473 million for 2027. It also includes $27.929 million from the Workforce Education Investment Account. Evergreen State College's total falls from $92.255 million to $86.418 million, including general funds of $33.525 million for 2026 and $32.811 million for 2027. Evergreen also receives $14.552 million from the workforce account; the law does not specify tuition or student service changes.

Less funding for college workforce programs

The law retains $100,000 for Everett Community College's aerospace center outreach and information functions in fiscal year 2026. It removes the center's $100,000 allocation for 2027. It also retains $150,000 for the Vancouver semiconductor and electronics manufacturing branch in 2026, but removes $150,000 for 2027. Community and technical college equity and access funding falls from $20.473 million to $19.449 million. Cybersecurity center funding falls from $408,000 to $204,000; the provisions do not specify tuition or individual service changes.

Less funding for job service technology

WorkSource technology funding falls from $5.938 million to $3.804 million. The money is limited to maintaining and operating the integrated technology project. The law does not specify changes to job seekers' eligibility, payments, or service levels.

Slightly less funding for scholarship matching

Funding for the opportunity scholarship match transfer account falls by $12,000, from $11.471 million to $11.459 million. The money is solely for transfer into that account. The law does not change student eligibility or set individual scholarship awards.

Smaller training grants for healthcare workers

Healthcare workforce advancement grants fall from $2 million to $1.880 million for training and student support. Eligible labor-management partnerships must show adequate matching funds and skill in providing student support. Employers serving populations that are more than 50% Medicaid patients can qualify by using grants to join or form such partnerships. Preference goes to applications supporting racially diverse students and in-demand fields with career paths to living-wage jobs.

Washington State University funding is cut

Washington State University's total state appropriation falls from $685.115 million to $638.822 million. State general funds fall from $280.947 million to $258.766 million in fiscal year 2026. They fall from $282.113 million to $259.933 million in fiscal year 2027. Climate Commitment Account funding falls from $7.722 million to $5.791 million, and 2027 cannabis account funding falls from $210,000 to $209,000. These cuts are included in the total reduction; the law does not specify changes to tuition or student services.

Workforce board and clean-energy funding falls

The Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board's 2025–2027 total appropriation falls from $65.620 million to $65.252 million. Revised state funding includes $2.817 million for fiscal year 2026 and $2.401 million for 2027. The Climate Commitment Account allocation for the Clean Energy Technology Workforce Advisory Committee falls from $754,000 to $377,000. These provisions do not specify changes to individual training services or household payments.

Cannabis businesses face electronic tax payment rules

The Liquor and Cannabis Board can require cannabis excise taxpayers to pay electronically. The board can allow waivers for good cause under rules it adopts. This authority changes how businesses pay, not the tax rate or amount owed.

Social service interpreters face contracting rules

Social and Health Services must use the Health Care Authority's spoken-language interpreter system whenever practicable. Direct contracts must use providers working in Washington who are state-certified or state-authorized. Another provider is allowed only when a qualifying provider is unavailable and the alternative meets equivalent standards. These rules govern language help at social services appointments.

Parents' health newsletters switch to electronic delivery

The Department of Health must switch Watch Me Grow newsletters from physical mail to electronic delivery. Mailed newsletters stop beginning in fiscal year 2027. Electronic delivery may be easier for some families, but families without reliable electronic access lose the mailed option. The department must make the change within existing resources.

Care homes pay fees, get reimbursements

Adult family homes pay a nonrefundable $485 fee for each application to expand to seven or eight beds. The law also funds a provider payment add-on covering annual license renewal fee increases tied to Medicaid beds. The reimbursement amount is not stated. These charges and payments apply to providers, not directly to residents.

Urban business help loses second-year funding

The law provides $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 to help people with limited incomes start or sustain urban Washington businesses. It removes the former fiscal year 2027 allocation. The grant goes to a nonprofit network of microenterprise organizations and professionals that connects people with business support and resources. No individual grant amount is stated.

Brockmann campus loses second-year maintenance funding

The law provides $498,000 for Brockmann campus maintenance in fiscal year 2026. The money is limited to the campus's facility, property, and assets in Clark County. The law removes the earlier $297,000 maintenance appropriation for fiscal year 2027.

Fisheries groups lose next year's allocation

Fish and Wildlife receives $250,000 in state general funds for fiscal year 2026 to expand regional fisheries enhancement groups' work. The prior fiscal year 2027 allocation is removed. This provision funds the expanded work in fiscal year 2026, but not through that removed allocation in fiscal year 2027.

Local jail contracts face tighter standards

Corrections can contract statewide for local jail beds for close, medium, or lower security offenders only at no net departmental cost. Payments cannot exceed $85 per person daily, excluding specified department-provided services. Contracts must address programming and transfers, and local jails must meet department medical standards, including unexpected emergency care. Corrections must screen for existing extraordinary medical or mental health needs before transfer. It must also report average daily costs at a representative medium- or lower-security facility.

Police training funded with class limits

The law funds 75 percent of costs for 23 statewide basic law enforcement trainings each fiscal year, 2026 and 2027. Each basic academy class must have at least 30 students. The training commission must hold at least two classes yearly in Spokane, Vancouver, Arlington, and Pasco. It must schedule classes to minimize waits and report average student wait times annually.

Prison safety staffing and entry screening

Corrections must provide at least one dedicated Prison Rape Elimination Act compliance specialist at each institution. Its AMEND collaboration and training program receives $2.802 million in fiscal year 2026 and $2.805 million in 2027. Body-scanner programs receive $1.612 million each year at the Washington Corrections Center and Washington Corrections Center for Women. Screening covers everyone entering those facilities' secure areas, including staff, contractors, visitors, volunteers, and incarcerated people. The package supports safety compliance but also subjects people entering those areas to security screening.

Wildlife recovery funding declines next year

Biodiversity protection, species recovery, restoration, and Fish and Wildlife review receive $14 million in fiscal year 2026. Funding falls to $13 million in fiscal year 2027 and can go to public, nonprofit, academic, or tribal groups. Shrubsteppe habitat and wildlife restoration receive another $1.175 million each year on public lands and private lands with willing owners. That work must coordinate with natural resource agencies and interested groups. Habitat-connection planning and energy-saving projects receive $1.15 million from the climate commitment account and $530,000 from the natural climate solutions account.

Local health input with six-project limit

When renewing the health initiative, the Health Care Authority must consider local input about community needs. It may provide no more than six local projects. The provision changes project selection and limits, not individual benefit amounts.

More cancer research funding, shorter grants

The law adds $1.715 million in fiscal year 2027 for the Andy Hill cancer research endowment matching account. The total appropriation reaches $2.66 million. Matching money from this appropriation cannot fund new grants lasting more than two years.

State health records face firm deadlines

The statewide health records project must follow its approved plan unless a replacement meets strict deadlines. A replacement covering Corrections, Social and Health Services, and the Health Care Authority must be submitted by August 1, 2026. Financial Management and the Technology Services Board must approve it by September 1, 2026, or the original plan must be completed. The replacement must detail a common system, schedules, budgets, agency comparisons, staffing costs, and demonstrations every two weeks. Plain-language materials need at least 10 business days for review, with usable features planned within 180 days after contract signing.

Bilingual school funding shifts and shrinks

Total transitional bilingual program funding falls by $5.596 million to $727.495 million. State funding rises by $1.041 million to $294.655 million in fiscal year 2026, but falls by $6.637 million to $295.681 million in 2027. Average funding per annual full-time-equivalent student drops from $1,686 to $1,677 for 2025–26 and from $1,729 to $1,708 for 2026–27. Central assessments keep $1.916 million for fiscal year 2026; the 2027 funding line is removed, with no amount stated. These funds support school services, not payments to families.

Early learning data brings payment rules

State-funded early learning programs must report children’s names, birth dates, and service dates or lose payment for those services. The children’s department must send child-level data to the state education research center and request, but cannot require, Head Start data. State preschool professionals must enter new qualifications in the professional development registry each school year. By June 30, 2026, the education and children’s agencies must jointly build public regional dashboards using existing resources and dashboards. Regular updates must show program supply, demand, enrollment, and outcomes by location, program type, and family demographics.

Institutional student funding shifts between years

Education programs for students in institutional settings receive $38.575 million, down from $38.637 million. Fiscal year 2026 funding rises by $134,000 to $19.41 million. Fiscal year 2027 funding falls by $196,000 to $19.165 million. The law does not specify changes to individual students' services.

More bilingual funds reserved for assessments

The superintendent can reserve more district bilingual program money for centrally provided assessments in school year 2026–27. The maximum rises from 1.36% to 2.04%; the limit remains 1.38% for 2025–26. Reserved money can only pay for those assessments. This gives central assessments more funding capacity but leaves less of the allocation available for district use.

School programs can share budget funds

After May 1, 2026, the education superintendent can move fiscal 2026 state General Fund money among listed school programs. Those programs cover general funding, pay adjustments, transportation, special education, institutional education, bilingual education, highly capable students, and learning assistance. Transfers must help another listed program meet its formula-based payment schedule. The financial management director must approve and first notify the legislative fiscal committees in writing; the law's specific transfer bans still apply. A receiving program gains funds, while the program supplying them has less money available.

School safety rules need legislative funding

Health officials can develop later phases of school facility rules, but cannot implement them without legislative review and funding. They must present the rules and final cost estimate before lawmakers fund implementation through a budget act or statute. This restriction does not apply to phase one identified in the Board of Health's 2025 report. The Health Department must develop models for required plans and provide free radon tests to schools as resources allow.

Agencies gain limited budget transfer flexibility

After May 1, 2026, Corrections, Commerce, and the Health Care Authority can move fiscal year 2026 state general funds between programs. Each transfer requires approval from the Office of Financial Management director. Corrections and Health Care Authority transfers must conserve state funds and respect the law's transfer bans. For Corrections deviations, lawmakers must receive seven days' written notice, an explanation, and before-and-after budgets. Health Care Authority transfers or budget allocation changes require at least seven days' written notice to legislative fiscal committees. Commerce funds reserved solely for a specific purpose can move only in their entirety.

Climate money can shift between accounts

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, lawmakers can direct transfers between two climate accounts. Money can move from the climate commitment account to the natural climate solutions account. A transfer adds money to the receiving account but reduces the source account's balance. The law requires no transfer and sets no amount.

Dedicated funds can support general spending

During the 2025–2027 budget period, lawmakers can direct transfers from dedicated accounts to the state general fund. Sources include military rentals and leases, manufacturing cluster acceleration, air operating permits, waste reduction and recycling, and developmental disabilities community services. State reclamation and water quality permit accounts also qualify beginning April 1, 2026. This adds flexibility for general spending but leaves less money in each account used for a transfer. The authority ends June 30, 2027; these provisions require no transfers and set no amounts.

Records storage savings and custom charges

Washington Technology Solutions must help agencies find ways to reduce electronic records storage volumes and costs. The review covers records kept beyond their retention schedules in the state electronic records vault. The agency must also assess a customized service charge for using that vault to prepare certain public-records data compilations. The charge follows the definition in the 2017 law. No charge amount is stated.

Recycling funds gain broader spending uses

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, lawmakers can fund Ecology administration from the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account. The account's usual spending allocations are suspended during this period. This gives the department more funding flexibility but removes those protections for designated uses. Spending requires an appropriation; the provision sets no amount.

State budget uses official revenue forecast

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, a specified state budget calculation uses the official next-biennium revenue forecast. It covers the general fund and related funds. The law states an intent to continue this approach in 2027–2029 and 2029–2031. It does not directly change household taxes or benefits.

State can shift dedicated account money

During the 2025–2027 budget period, the Legislature can shift money from seven dedicated accounts to the state general fund. They cover volunteer firefighter and reserve officer administration, Secretary of State operations, education technology, fingerprint identification, and fire service training. The authority also covers state capital community assistance and Washington Technology Solutions. Education technology transfers are limited to excess balances; technology solutions authority runs July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. Transfers add general-fund money but draw from source accounts; they are not automatic, and the law sets no amounts.

State technology fees face approval limits

Washington Technology Solutions cannot raise fees for existing services without prior Office of Financial Management approval. It can set fees to recover actual costs of new infrastructure supporting increased cloud use. Its ongoing services for small state agencies must include desktop support, service help, security, and advice. These rules govern agency services and charges, not household fees.

Funding for child care fraud investigations

The law provides $347,000 for fiscal year 2027 to support child care subsidy fraud investigations identified by auditors. The funding supports the Department of Social and Health Services in implementing Substitute House Bill 2689. It protects program funds while supporting greater scrutiny of suspected fraud. The money lapses unless that bill is enacted by June 30, 2026; this provision does not change families' subsidy eligibility.

Assisted living payment update is delayed

The law delays the scheduled assisted living rate recalculation from July 1, 2026, to the budget period beginning July 1, 2027. DSHS resumes the existing two-year recalculation schedule afterward. This affects state-contracted facilities, but the provision does not specify whether their resulting rates rise or fall.

Child services gain flexible budget transfers

Beginning May 1, 2026, the child and family services department may move fiscal year 2026 state general funds among programs. Transfers require approval from the Office of Financial Management director. If those transfers cannot cover spending above forecasts, the department may also move money reserved for specified purposes. That extra authority covers foster care, adoption support, child protection, Working Connections Child Care, and juvenile rehabilitation. It can cover funding gaps while redirecting money from its original purpose.

Medicaid clinic payments face stronger controls

Cannabis account revenue replaces state general fund payments for community health center contracts serving medical assistance clients. The Health Care Authority must address the 2019 federal integrity review, coordinate audits, and use measurable checks in yearly managed care rates. Future value-based payment deals with federally qualified health centers or rural clinics require state budget office and legislative committee approval. The authority must give the budget office notice and a chance to comment before changing the payment reconciliation process. It must obtain managed care payment data and reconcile clinic payments yearly.

Nursing home payments protected but capped

For FY2027, no nursing facility can receive a lower rate than its June 30, 2026, rate. DSHS can cap increases to keep the nursing-home appropriation cost neutral. The law states that this policy is intended to continue into the next budget period and ends June 30, 2028.

Social services face spending and transfer limits

Social and Health Services can spend only on authorized programs and amounts, including when it receives unexpected federal funds. It cannot start services needing state general funds without legal authority or accept federal funds requiring unbudgeted state spending. Unexpected unrestricted federal funds replace an equal amount of state general funds, which must lapse. The department can transfer funds among specified administrations for accurate records. After May 1, 2026, fiscal year 2026 state general fund transfers among programs and subprograms require budget director approval. Transfers of purpose-restricted funds are limited to qualifying overruns in long-term care, developmental disabilities, public assistance, or reorganization support. Those transfers must conserve state funds and require seven days' written notice to legislative fiscal committees. The transfer authority ends June 30, 2026.

Public employee bargaining receives implementation funding

The Public Employment Relations Commission receives $61,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $41,000 in fiscal year 2027 to implement public employee bargaining legislation. The prior June 30, 2025 enactment-based funding lapse condition is removed. Higher education agreement funding lists the Eastern Washington University police guild and Washington Public Employees Association at Yakima Valley College. Covered agreements and awards are for 2025–2027 and were presented during the 2025 legislative session. Positions funded by capped grants or dedicated funds with insufficient revenue receive no extra money from other sources.

Capital gains revenue shifts between education funds

Beginning April 1, 2026, all capital gains taxes, interest, and penalties go to the education legacy trust account. This rule applies for the 2025–2027 budget period, which ends June 30, 2027. Previously, that account received the first $500 million each fiscal year; the rest went to the common school construction fund. The change redirects revenue away from school construction without changing anyone’s capital gains tax bill.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

June Robinson
Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

T'wina Nobles
Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 877 • No: 948

Senate vote • 3/12/2026

Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee

Yes: 28 • No: 21

House vote • 3/12/2026

Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee

Yes: 54 • No: 43 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/28/2026

2114 Rude Pg 400 Ln 33

Yes: 41 • No: 52 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2103 Keaton Pg 479 Ln 36

Yes: 36 • No: 57 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

Final Passage as Amended by the House

Yes: 52 • No: 41 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2110 Connors Pg 383 Ln 9

Yes: 42 • No: 50 • Other: 6

House vote • 2/28/2026

2109 Rude Pg 400 Ln 31

Yes: 39 • No: 54 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2115 Connors Pg 88 Ln 7

Yes: 40 • No: 53 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2116 Couture Pg 88 Ln 7

Yes: 41 • No: 52 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2111 Marshall Pg 137 Ln 21

Yes: 39 • No: 53 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2089 Marshall Pg 245 Ln 10

Yes: 41 • No: 51 • Other: 6

House vote • 2/28/2026

2105 Penner Pg 7 Ln 26

Yes: 44 • No: 49 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2102 Griffey Pg 12 Ln 4

Yes: 39 • No: 54 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2104 Valdez Pg 156 Ln 18

Yes: 41 • No: 51 • Other: 6

House vote • 2/28/2026

2107 Burnett Pg 168 Ln 8

Yes: 41 • No: 51 • Other: 6

House vote • 2/28/2026

2106 McEntire Pg 387 Ln 9

Yes: 38 • No: 55 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2108 Volz Pg 387 Ln 9

Yes: 36 • No: 57 • Other: 5

House vote • 2/28/2026

2112 Walsh Pg 37 Ln 10

Yes: 93 • No: 0 • Other: 5

Senate vote • 2/27/2026

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 30 • No: 19

Senate vote • 2/27/2026

787 Torres Pg 281 Ln 21

Yes: 21 • No: 28

Senate vote • 2/27/2026

773 Gildon Pg 81 Ln 7

Yes: 19 • No: 30

Senate vote • 2/27/2026

777 Gildon Pg 89 Ln 2

Yes: 22 • No: 27

Actions Timeline

Governor partially vetoed.
4/1/2026legislature
Chapter 268, 2026 Laws PV.
4/1/2026Senate
Effective date 4/1/2026.
4/1/2026Senate
Delivered to Governor.
3/13/2026legislature
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0.
3/12/2026Senate
President signed.
3/12/2026legislature
Passed final passage as recommended by conference committee; yeas, 54; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 1.
3/12/2026Senate
Conference committee report adopted.
3/12/2026Senate
Speaker signed.
3/12/2026legislature
Conference committee report; received 10:57 AM 3/11/2026.
3/11/2026Senate
Conference committee report; received 11:20 AM 3/11/2026.
3/11/2026Senate
Conference committee appointed. Representatives Ormsby, Gregerson, Couture.
3/9/2026Senate
Conference committee request granted.
3/9/2026Senate
Conference committee appointed. Senators Robinson, Stanford, Gildon.
3/3/2026Senate
Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House for conference thereon.
3/3/2026House
Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 5.
2/28/2026Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
2/28/2026Senate
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2/28/2026Senate
Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.
2/27/2026Senate
Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
2/27/2026Senate
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
2/27/2026Senate
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
2/27/2026Senate
1st substitute bill substituted.
2/27/2026Senate
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
2/26/2026Senate
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2/25/2026Senate

Bill Text

Session Law
4/6/2026
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Bill as Passed Legislature
3/13/2026
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Engrossed Substitute
2/27/2026
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Substitute Bill
2/26/2026
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Original Bill
1/13/2026
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High Impact

Self-defense acquittals bring named defendants reimbursements

Wrongful conviction payment for Scott Meier

Broader care benefits for Medicaid patients

Continued care for immigrants losing Medicaid

Dental benefits and care for Medicaid

Early support for children with disabilities

Easier Medicare assistance and enrollment help

State health coverage for immigrant adults

Housing offers required before funded encampment closures

Funding for college and apprenticeship aid

Higher pay for covered state employees

Paid training for special education teachers

Funding for children and families administration

More funding for prisons and administration

More funding for children and families

More funding for community behavioral care

School meal funding supports students

Funding early learning and provider participation

Funding for schools and classroom supplies

More learning assistance for school students

Pay adjustment funding for school employees

School funding for students with disabilities

Transportation funding for eligible school students

More funding for Medicaid care

WorkFirst funding supports low-income families

Fewer personal-care slots for noncitizens

Medium Impact

More lawyer funding for foster-care children

More support for immigrants facing changes

Refunds after convictions overturned under Blake

Community placement help after psychiatric hospitalization

Community respite beds support adult caregivers

Discharged Medicaid patients get transition support

Doula coverage for public plan members

Enrollment help for Medicaid coverage changes

Family planning coverage for uninsured 19-year-olds

Fewer reviews for disability assistance recipients

Funding for family planning and abortion

Funding for school and summer meals

Health help for public employees and retirees

Higher child care subsidy payments

Household help for sponsors of children

Housing and job support gets funding

Legal help for residents facing discharge

Medicaid asset relief for Holocaust survivors

Medicaid waiver funding for eligible clients

More assistance slots for child welfare families

More health and addiction care in prisons

More help accessing affordable health coverage

More help reaching reproductive health care

More premium help for eligible households

Respite beds support children and caregivers

Services and communication access for deaf people

Specialized treatment for youth with disabilities

State grocery benefits match federal SNAP

State health benefits fill coverage gaps

Steadier health coverage for young children

Support for relatives caring for children

Targeted pregnancy support and teen coverage

Treatment and service connections for children

Essential needs and housing help continues

Flexible housing help for homeless young people

Funding for youth shelter and housing

Grants help people avoid homelessness

Housing help after treatment or jail

Housing help during behavioral health crises

Housing help without required treatment

Housing services for homeless families

Housing support for foster care youth

Housing vouchers support youth rehabilitation transitions

More energy help for low-income households

More eviction lawyers and tenant-law funding

Post-hospital housing support for young adults

Temporary rent help for recovery transitions

Funding for College Bound student scholarships

Funding for student work study aid