Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

Office of Public Defense total appropriation reduced from $197,350,000 to $187,484,000, with FY2026 state funding cut by about $3 million and FY2027 cut by about $6.9 million.

Office of the Governor total appropriation reduced from $83,883,000 to $70,750,000, with significant cuts in both fiscal years (FY2026 down about $5 million, FY2027 down about $5.1 million).

Secretary of State election cost reimbursement to counties dramatically reduced from $16,998,000 (FY2026) and $21,450,000 (FY2027) to $2,498,000 (FY2026) and $12,196,000 (FY2027).

The entire section appropriating funds for the Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials (approximately $600,000 total) is deleted from the bill.

New $3,000,000 FY2027 appropriation for superior courts (juvenile court administrators) to provide early intervention and prevention services for truant and at-risk youth, children in need of services, and their families. Funding cannot be used for court staff salaries.

New $1,000,000 from the Washington state library operations account to stabilize operations and maintain statewide talking book and braille library services for individuals with print disabilities.

Office of Civil Legal Aid FY2027 funding increased for several programs: appointed counsel for children in dependency cases raised from $8,611,000 to $9,430,000; tenant appointed counsel raised from $16,898,000 to $19,898,000; reentry legal aid raised from $1,022,000 to $1,772,000; and long-term care resident services raised from $783,000 to $1,566,000.

Office of Public Defense State v. Blake funding: FY2027 general fund portion reduced from $1,900,000 to $1,500,000 (judicial stabilization trust account portion unchanged at $8,615,000).

Attorney General YES tip line program: FY2027 funding of $958,000 removed; program now funded only in FY2026.

Governor's Office of Equity funding restored to full $20,473,000 (the original bill had reduced it to $19,769,000).

Children in crisis flexible funding reduced from approximately $1,136,000 (FY2026) and $1,137,000 (FY2027) to a flat $1,000,000 per year.

Thurston county courts funding: $600,000 added for FY2026 (previously only $1,094,000 was provided for FY2027).

New $520,000 general fund FY2027 appropriation added for pilot self-help centers in two courthouses (in addition to the existing judicial stabilization trust account funding).

New provision requires the Governor to convene a work group of representatives from HCA, DCYF, DSHS, and DOH to address the rise in child welfare critical incidents by identifying substance use disorder treatment options for families in child welfare, with a report due December 1, 2026.

New legislative request for the Supreme Court's family well-being community collaborative work group to provide a report by November 1, 2026 on recommendations for court processes for child welfare cases without removal from the home.

Bill sponsorship changed from individual representatives (Ormsby, Gregerson, Macri) to the House Appropriations committee, indicating the bill has been through committee markup. Several new RCW sections are now amended (28B.15.210, 28B.15.310, 28B.35.370, 28B.50.360, 29B.60.080, 43.330.767, 70A.15.1010, 90.48.465) and some previously listed sections removed (70.168.040, 74.46.561).