Implementing K-12 savings and efficiencies.
House Bill 2050 updates the system for providing state local effort assistance funding to K-12 public school districts in Washington. This funding helps supplement local school district levies for educational enrichment programs. The bill modifies how this assistance is calculated, including updating financial thresholds and refining definitions for terms like "eligible school district" and "student enrollment." It also removes temporary provisions related to how student enrollment from prior school years was considered for funding calculations. These changes affect how much state funding school districts receive to support their local education efforts, with an effective date of January 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025
Signed May 20, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized and certified for the 2025 Regular Session, removing the original House certification header. The substantive text was updated to remove a repealed section regarding historical apportionment schedules and to consolidate the effective date for the K-12 funding changes into a single section, moving the implementation date from September 2025 to January 1, 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing a repealed provision related to RCW 28A.510.250 and historical apportionment schedules, leaving only the amendments to RCW 28A.500.015 regarding state local effort assistance.
SCOPE
Deleted a repealed section (Sec. 1) that referenced RCW 28A.510.250 and detailed historical monthly apportionment schedules for educational service districts.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date for the K-12 savings and efficiencies funding changes from September 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026.
TECHNICAL
Consolidated the effective date provisions into a single new section (Sec. 2) and removed the separate effective date section for the repealed funding schedule.
Added a formal certification of enrollment header indicating the bill passed both the House and Senate on April 26, 2025.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2025 · House Apr 26, 2025
How they voted
28–22
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 26, 2025
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
14
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0.
lower
Apr 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
upper
Apr 19, 2025
Introduced
Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Timm Ormsby
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Parshley
DDemocratic
Co
Mia Gregerson
DDemocratic
Co
Nicole Macri
DDemocratic
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