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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

HB 2049: K-12 education funding

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2049 is a bill introduced in the Washington House on March 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities. Primary sponsor: Steve Bergquist (D). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Governor signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities by modifying the state and local property tax authority and adjusting the school funding formula;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve BergquistPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Liz BerryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Lisa CallanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Beth DoglioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Darya FarivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Mary FosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Mia GregersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Natasha HillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Nicole MacriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Timm OrmsbyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lisa ParshleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Strom PetersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Gerry PolletCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex RamelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Julia ReedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Kristine ReevesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Cindy RyuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Sharon Tomiko SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Chipalo StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Sharon WylieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 404, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. WM - Majority; do pass.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page