Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington SB5186: School district elections
Status: Passed one chamber, February 26, 2026
Concerning school district elections.
What the bill says
An act Relating to local funding for school district facilities; amending RCW 28A.535.020, 28A.535.050, 84.52.056, 39.36.020, 28A.530.020, 28A.315.285, 82.02.050, 82.02.060, 82.02.070, 82.02.090, and 36.70A.211; repealing RCW 82.02.110; and providing a contingent effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to local funding for school district facilities; amending RCW 28A.535.020, 28A.535.050, 84.52.056, 39.36.020, 28A.530.020, 28A.315.285, 82.02.050, 82.02.060, 82.02.070, 82.02.090, and 36.70A.211; repealing RCW 82.02.110; and providing a contingent effective date. Sec. 1. RCW 28A.535.020 and 1996 c 48 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: Whenever the board of directors of any school district shall deem it advisable to validate and ratify the indebtedness mentioned in RCW 28A.535.010, they shall provide therefor by resolution, which shall be entered on the records of such school district, which resolution shall provide for the holding of an election for the purpose of submitting the question of validating and ratifying the indebtedness so incurred to the voters of such school district for approval or disapproval, and if at such election ((three-fifths))a majority of the voters in such school district voting at such election shall vote in favor of the validation and ratification of such indebtedness, then such indebtedness so validated and ratified and every part thereof existing at the time of the adoption of said resolution shall thereby become and is hereby declared to be validated and ratified and a binding obligation upon such school district. Sec. 2. RCW 28A.535.050 and 1984 c 186 s 14 are each amended to read as follows: If the indebtedness of such school …
Sponsors
- Deborah Krishnadasan (D) · primary sponsor
- Lisa Wellman (D)
- Tina Orwall (D)
- Marcus Riccelli (D)
- Mike Chapman (D)
- Robert Hasegawa (D)
- Noel Frame (D)
- Drew Hansen (D)
- Marko Liias (D)
- Rebecca Saldaña (D)
- Adrian Cortes (D)
- Manka Dhingra (D)
Latest actions
- : Senate Rules "X" file.
- : Moved to Rules White Sheet.
- : By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- : Senate Rules "X" file.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- : Minority; do not pass.
- : WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- : Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
- : Referred to Ways & Means.
Votes
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: That Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5186 be substituted therefor, and the second substitute bill do pass (February 28, 2025): 14 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5186 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass (February 13, 2025): 6 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Common questions
- What is SB5186?
- SB5186 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): School district elections.
- What does SB5186 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to local funding for school district facilities; amending RCW 28A.535.020, 28A.535.050, 84.52.056, 39.36.020, 28A.530.020, 28A.315.285, 82.02.050, 82.02.060, 82.02.070, 82.02.090, and 36.70A.211; repealing RCW 82.02.110; and providing a contingent effective date.
- What is the status of SB5186?
- Passed one chamber as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Senate Rules "X" file. (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5186?
- Deborah Krishnadasan (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5186?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5186&Year=2025
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