{"id":3181,"date":"2026-02-27T15:51:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/robinson\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:51:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:51:32","slug":"senate-passes-2025-27-supplemental-operating-budget-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/robinson\/2026\/02\/27\/senate-passes-2025-27-supplemental-operating-budget-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes 2025-27 supplemental operating budget proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">OLYMPIA \u2014\u00a0On Friday, the Senate passed its\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fiscal.wa.gov\/statebudgets\/2026proposals\/Documents\/so\/RobinsonPSSB5998.pdf\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">proposed 2025\u201327 supplemental operating budget<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that\u00a0continues key investments in health care, education, and behavioral health while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0access to essential services Washington families rely on every day.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0roughly $79.3\u00a0billion\u00a0plan\u00a0updates the state\u2019s current 2025\u201327 operating budget to reflect increased demand for services including Apple Health coverage, behavioral health treatment, and long-term care for seniors and people with disabilities, as well as rising costs to continue programs already in place.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Senate-passed proposal includes approximately $1.7 billion in maintenance-level adjustments for the 2025\u201327 biennium to continue services the Legislature has already committed to provide, driven\u00a0largely by\u00a0caseload growth and rising per-person costs in programs such as Medicaid and long-term care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The proposal is designed to ensure recent progress in expanding access to health care, behavioral health treatment, and long-term care is\u00a0maintained\u00a0despite ongoing fiscal challenges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To support those commitments and\u00a0maintain\u00a0stability in a challenging fiscal environment, the proposal also includes a $750 million transfer from the state\u2019s Budget Stabilization Account, along with\u00a0additional\u00a0fund transfers and adjustments to capital gains tax distributions. The transfer is part of a balanced approach to\u00a0maintaining\u00a0access to core services while protecting the state\u2019s long-term fiscal outlook.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under the four-year outlook, the Senate proposal is projected to\u00a0maintain\u00a0approximately $1.0 billion in Near General Fund\u2013Outlook ending fund balance and more than $3.0 billion in total reserves, helping ensure Washington\u00a0remains\u00a0well-positioned to respond to continued economic and federal uncertainty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The proposal prioritizes\u00a0maintaining\u00a0access to supports for seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families, including long-term care, developmental disability services, and food\u00a0assistance, helping Washingtonians remain in their homes and communities and meet basic needs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The proposal does not include broad-based tax increases.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cToday\u2019s vote reflects incredibly difficult decisions in a constrained fiscal environment,\u201d said Sen. June Robinson (D-Everett), chair of the Senate Ways &amp; Means Committee and lead Senate budget writer. \u201cThere are reductions in this budget, and none were made lightly. Our priority has been to protect the services people rely on every day, preserve the progress Washington has made in expanding access to health care and behavioral health supports, and\u00a0maintain\u00a0the long-term fiscal stability that allows us to continue investing in our communities.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The House and Senate will soon begin negotiations on a final budget, which must pass the Legislature by session\u2019s end on March 12. To become law, it needs the governor\u2019s signature.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The full proposal is available\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fiscal.wa.gov\/statebudgets\/2026proposals\/so2026supp\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2014\u00a0On Friday, the Senate passed its\u00a0proposed 2025\u201327 supplemental operating budget\u00a0that\u00a0continues key investments in health care, education, and behavioral health while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0access to essential services Washington families rely on every day.\u00a0 The\u00a0roughly $79.3\u00a0billion\u00a0plan\u00a0updates the state\u2019s current 2025\u201327 operating budget to reflect increased demand for services including Apple Health coverage, behavioral health treatment, and long-term care for seniors and people with disabilities, as well as rising costs to continue programs already in place.\u00a0\u00a0 The Senate-passed proposal includes approximately $1.7 billion in maintenance-level adjustments for the 2025\u201327 biennium to continue services the Legislature has already committed to provide, driven\u00a0largely by\u00a0caseload growth and rising&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":3182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Senate passes 2025-27 supplemental operating budget proposal - Sen. 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