Ways and Means advances capital budget substitute, rolls Dozier and Trudeau amendments into SSB 6,003
February 26, 2026 | Legislative Sessions, Washington
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The Washington Senate Ways and Means Committee voted in executive session on Feb. 26 to adopt a substituted capital budget and forward it to the Rules Committee.
Committee staff Michael Buzantzen briefed members on proposed substitute Senate Bill 6,003, describing transfers and renames among local projects — including funding for the Yakima Behavioral Health Hub and a renamed African Diaspora Cultural Anchor Village — and corrections to appropriation blocks that shift funds between irrigation projects. He said most of the moves are net-equal transfers, but the substitute includes a $303,000 state-bond increase for a rent-and-resource project.
After questions from members, the committee adopted amendment 2 (offered by Senator Dozier), a budget-neutral transfer that renames and moves a Northwest Marine Vessel Design feasibility project into the 2027 list, and amendment 2.1 (offered by Senator Trudeau), a technical fix changing the source of state matching funds for the water pollution control revolving program. Both amendments were adopted by voice vote. The committee then voted to roll the adopted amendments into a new substitute and moved SSB 6,003 to the Rules Committee subject to signatures.
Votes at a glance
- Substitute SSB 6,003 — outcome: moved to the Rules Committee subject to signatures; amendments 2 and 2.1 were adopted. (Moved by the member identified as speaker 9; final disposition announced by the Chair.)
- Additional bills moved with due-pass recommendations (subject to signatures): House Bill 2,441 (survivor premium reimbursements); House Bill 2,124 (lump-sum retirement threshold); Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2,471 (collective bargaining for certain employees) — recorded one 'No' — and several others on the agenda. The committee used voice votes or aye/nay calls for the items recorded in the executive session.
Why it matters
The substituted capital budget bundles many local projects and technical corrections; rolling amendments into a single substitute is a common committee practice to produce a clean bill for subsequent floor and Rules Committee consideration. The one modest bond increase identified by staff affects a local rent-and-resource project; most transfers reallocate existing capital authorizations.
What’s next
The substitute will be transmitted to Rules subject to signatures; any member signatures or further amendments in Rules could change details before floor consideration.
Committee staff Michael Buzantzen briefed members on proposed substitute Senate Bill 6,003, describing transfers and renames among local projects — including funding for the Yakima Behavioral Health Hub and a renamed African Diaspora Cultural Anchor Village — and corrections to appropriation blocks that shift funds between irrigation projects. He said most of the moves are net-equal transfers, but the substitute includes a $303,000 state-bond increase for a rent-and-resource project.
After questions from members, the committee adopted amendment 2 (offered by Senator Dozier), a budget-neutral transfer that renames and moves a Northwest Marine Vessel Design feasibility project into the 2027 list, and amendment 2.1 (offered by Senator Trudeau), a technical fix changing the source of state matching funds for the water pollution control revolving program. Both amendments were adopted by voice vote. The committee then voted to roll the adopted amendments into a new substitute and moved SSB 6,003 to the Rules Committee subject to signatures.
Votes at a glance
- Substitute SSB 6,003 — outcome: moved to the Rules Committee subject to signatures; amendments 2 and 2.1 were adopted. (Moved by the member identified as speaker 9; final disposition announced by the Chair.)
- Additional bills moved with due-pass recommendations (subject to signatures): House Bill 2,441 (survivor premium reimbursements); House Bill 2,124 (lump-sum retirement threshold); Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2,471 (collective bargaining for certain employees) — recorded one 'No' — and several others on the agenda. The committee used voice votes or aye/nay calls for the items recorded in the executive session.
Why it matters
The substituted capital budget bundles many local projects and technical corrections; rolling amendments into a single substitute is a common committee practice to produce a clean bill for subsequent floor and Rules Committee consideration. The one modest bond increase identified by staff affects a local rent-and-resource project; most transfers reallocate existing capital authorizations.
What’s next
The substitute will be transmitted to Rules subject to signatures; any member signatures or further amendments in Rules could change details before floor consideration.
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