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Council hears legislative outlook for 2026; directs staff to refine priorities on public safety, ferries and funding
Summary
Des Moines legislative advocate briefed the council on the 2026 legislative environment, and councilors gave direction on priorities including public safety funding, ferry restoration, airport impact studies and property tax-cap monitoring.
Anthony Hempstead, the city’s legislative advocate, briefed the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 2 about the policy and budget environment for the 2026 Washington Legislature and solicited council direction on priority topics.
Hempstead said 2026 is the second year of a two‑year biennium and will be a 60‑day short session. "Once that session starts, 60 days goes very, very quickly," he told the council, explaining that a supplemental budget will be smaller and that the state’s budget outlook has…
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