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WA SB 6247

died on adjournment

Concerning school district financial management.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 6247 pass?

No. WA SB 6247 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

What is WA SB 6247 about?

WA SB 6247 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Concerning school district financial management.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 6247?

Dozier is the primary sponsor of WA SB 6247, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-03-12 — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Dozierprimary
  • Schoeslercosponsor
  • Lovickcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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  2. 2026-01-27

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.

  3. 2026-02-04

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

  4. 2026-02-04

    EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

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  5. 2026-02-04

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  6. 2026-02-04

    Referred to Ways & Means.

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  7. 2026-02-06

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  8. 2026-02-09

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.

  9. 2026-02-09

    WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & K-12 Education.

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  10. 2026-02-09

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  11. 2026-02-10

    Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

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  12. 2026-02-12

    1st substitute bill substituted (EDU 26).

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  13. 2026-02-12

    Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  14. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

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  15. 2026-02-12

    Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

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  16. 2026-02-14

    First reading, referred to Education.

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  17. 2026-02-19

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

  18. 2026-02-24

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

  19. 2026-02-24

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

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  20. 2026-02-24

    Minority; do not pass.

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  21. 2026-02-24

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  22. 2026-02-25

    Referred to Appropriations.

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  23. 2026-03-12

    By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16)

    2026-02-12 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bateman: yes
    • Boehnke: yes
    • Braun: yes
    • Chapman: yes
    • Christian: yes
    • Cleveland: yes
    • Conway: yes
    • Cortes: yes
    • Dhingra: yes
    • Dozier: yes
    • Fortunato: yes
    • Frame: yes
    • Gildon: yes
    • Goehner: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hasegawa: yes
    • Holy: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kauffman: yes
    • King: yes
    • Krishnadasan: yes
    • Liias: yes
    • Lovelett: yes
    • Lovick: yes
    • MacEwen: yes
    • McCune: yes
    • Muzzall: yes
    • Nobles: yes
    • Orwall: yes
    • Pedersen: yes
    • Riccelli: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Saldaña: yes
    • Salomon: yes
    • Schoesler: yes
    • Shewmake: yes
    • Short: yes
    • Slatter: yes
    • Stanford: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Trudeau: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Wagoner: yes
    • Warnick: yes
    • Wellman: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Wilson, J.: yes

Related bills

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