SB 6222 Washington Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Supporting public school students by improving their access to surplus technology hardware.

SB 6222 allows Washington school districts to prioritize distributing surplus technology hardware (like laptops and tablets) to public school students, especially those from low-income families. It amends state law to require districts to first offer these devices for sale at reduced cost or free grant to students before selling them to others, with low-income families getting first priority. The bill defines "low-income" as families qualifying for free/reduced meals or earning ≤185% of the federal poverty level. This creates a clear process for schools to repurpose unused tech instead of selling it broadly, directly helping students who lack home devices for learning.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

Bill → Substitute Bill · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to explicitly prioritize low-income families when distributing surplus technology hardware and to clarify that grants can be made at no cost. The revision also adds a new option for agencies to grant devices directly to low-income students, alongside the existing option to sell them at a depreciated cost.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include grants of surplus technology hardware at no cost, whereas the original version only mentioned the option to sell or grant devices.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility criteria were clarified to specifically prioritize 'low-income families' for receiving surplus technology hardware, replacing the broader 'students with the greatest need' language.

REQUIREMENT

A new provision was added allowing school districts to grant surplus technology hardware at no cost to public school students from low-income families, recorded in an agreement indicating the depreciated cost.

The requirement for recording agreements was adjusted to apply to both sales and grants, ensuring the depreciated cost is documented for all transactions.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'public school students' was updated to include those eligible for grants under the new low-income provision, and a new definition for 'low-income families' was added based on free/reduced-price meal status or federal poverty level.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Feb 11, 2026

D Democratic31

31 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules 2 Review.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

ED - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 4:00 PM.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (51-0)

senate

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.

upper

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors