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City briefed on House and Senate budget plans as April deadlines loom
Summary
Seattle Office of Intergovernmental Relations staff told council members the House and Senate operating and transportation budgets differ on revenue and program priorities, and warned of tight cutoffs: policy-committee bills are due April 2 and conference negotiations must finish by April 27.
Seattle council members received an update March 31 from the city epartment of Intergovernmental Relations on competing House and Senate operating and transportation budgets as the Legislature moves into final negotiations.
The briefing, led by Nina Hashemi, director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations (OIR), and Anna Johnson, the city's state legislative affairs director, outlined differences in revenue proposals and spending priorities and reminded council members that "with less than 1 month left of the 2025 regular legislative session, the deadline for bills to be voted out of policy committees is Wednesday, April 2," Hashemi said.
The report matters to Seattle because several budget items in play affect city operations and local programs: both chambers fund a municipal criminal justice account at about $60 million and provide support for new law enforcement academy classes, but the chambers diverge on taxes and other program investments.
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