Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2727: Educational transit access
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
Creating the educational transit access grant program to reduce the cost of public transportation for community and technical college students.
What the bill says
An act Relating to creating the educational transit access grant program to reduce the cost of public transportation for community and technical college students; adding a new section to chapter 47.66 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT Relating to creating the educational transit access grant program to reduce the cost of public transportation for community and technical college students; adding a new section to chapter 47.66 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature believes that reducing the cost of transportation for community and technical college students is essential to their educational success. It is the intent of the legislature to assist public transit agencies to develop partnerships with local community and technical colleges defined in RCW 28B.50.030, in order to establish pilot programs to assist in lowering this cost of transportation. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 47.66 RCW to read as follows: (1) The department shall establish an educational transit access grant program to provide funds to public transit agencies for pilot programs with local community or technical colleges, as defined in RCW 28B.50.030. The pilot programs must provide free or reduced transit fares for, at minimum, students enrolled in a degree-seeking or certificate-seeking program at these institutions. (2) To be eligible to receive a grant, the transit agency must submit a written proposal to the department that provides, at (b) A description of how the pilot program will lower the cost of public transit for students; (c) A written …
Sponsors
- Jamila Taylor (D) · primary sponsor
- Debra Entenman (D)
- Lisa Parshley (D)
- Debra Lekanoff (D)
- Mia Gregerson (D)
- Cindy Ryu (D)
- Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)
- Janice Zahn (D)
- Melanie Morgan (D)
- Julia Reed (D)
- Brianna Thomas (D)
- Shaun Scott (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- : Minority; without recommendation.
- : Minority; do not pass.
- : TR - Majority; do pass.
- : Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
- : Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:30 AM.
- : First reading, referred to Transportation.
Votes
- House Committee on Transportation: Do pass (February 9, 2026): 21 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Common questions
- What is HB2727?
- HB2727 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Educational transit access.
- What does HB2727 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to creating the educational transit access grant program to reduce the cost of public transportation for community and technical college students; adding a new section to chapter 47.66 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date. NEW SECTION.
- What is the status of HB2727?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Referred to Rules 2 Review. (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2727?
- Jamila Taylor (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2727?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2727&Year=2025
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