Providing school construction assistance program facilities support for on-base schools.
This bill amends Washington's school construction funding formula to specifically exclude military base school facilities from a district's available space count when calculating state assistance. It directly affects school districts operating schools on military bases, ensuring these facilities don't reduce their eligibility for state construction funds. The key change modifies the funding formula to treat on-base schools separately, potentially increasing their state funding share by not counting these spaces against their capacity. This adjustment aims to better support districts with military-connected students under the state's school construction program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 16, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to change its title and sponsorship details to reflect that it is now a 'Substitute Bill' sponsored by the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education committee. The substantive text of the act, including the funding formulas, eligibility criteria, and provisions for military base schools, remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the text governing school construction assistance and funding calculations is identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL
The bill title and header were updated to indicate it is a 'Substitute Senate Bill 5901' with new sponsorship attribution to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education committee and a revised first reading date.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
CB - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Leonard Christian
RRepublican
Co
Claire Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Riccelli
DDemocratic
Co
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
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