Changing the deadline for forming a public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities.
SB 6189 removes the July 1, 2026 deadline for towns or cities in counties with less than one million residents to form additional public facilities districts for regional aquatics and sports facilities. Specifically, it amends subsection (1)(f) of RCW 35.57.010, which previously required such districts to be created before that date. The change allows contiguous communities that have already established public facilities districts to form new overlapping districts at any time, without a fixed deadline. This directly affects local governments seeking to develop shared regional recreation facilities under existing legal frameworks.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Signed Mar 16, 2026
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The document was converted from a draft bill text to an official certification of enrollment, confirming that the legislation has been passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. This change transforms the text from a proposal into a legally enacted law, though it does not alter the bill's substantive policy content.
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Added certification text confirming the bill was passed by the Senate on February 11, 2026, and the House on March 4, 2026, with specific vote counts.
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Included signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Secretary of State to validate the bill as officially enrolled.
Removed the draft bill number (S-4367.1) and replaced it with the official title and session details.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2026
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 16, 2026
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (93-3-4)
house
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
LG - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jess Bateman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
T'wina Nobles
DDemocratic
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