HB 2470 Washington House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Providing school construction assistance program facilities support for on-base schools.

HB 2470 changes how Washington state funds school construction projects for schools physically located on military bases. It requires excluding these on-base facilities from a school district's total available instructional space when calculating state funding assistance. Instead of using the standard formula, state aid equals the total approved project cost minus any federal funds already received for the construction. This directly affects school districts with schools on military installations, ensuring their funding needs are calculated separately from other district facilities.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Bill → Substitute Bill · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its title and sponsorship details, clarify the legislative session, and update the formatting of the funding formula. The core policy regarding how school construction funds are calculated and distributed remains substantively unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding military base schools was removed from the text, likely because the original 'on-base' focus was addressed in a separate bill or is no longer applicable to this specific version.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from 'Z-0545.1' to 'H-3294.1' to reflect its status as a substitute bill.

The reading date was updated from January 14, 2026, to February 9, 2026.

The visual layout of the funding assistance percentage formula was reorganized and cleaned up for clarity.

SCOPE

The specific mention of 'facilities support for on-base schools' in the act title and the detailed exclusion of military base schools from the funding calculation were removed.

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Committee

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Minority; without recommendation.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 4:00 PM.

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM.

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors