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Committee hears technical cleanup for Transportation Improvement Board, sponsor offers substitute

Washington State House Transportation Committee · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The House Transportation Committee heard House Bill 1823, a technical cleanup to the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) that removes obsolete references and clarifies bond authority; TIB staff called it 'good government' and a sponsor-substitute preserves intended bond authority.

The House Transportation Committee on Jan. 15 heard House Bill 1823, described by committee staff as a technical cleanup to the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board.

Chris Thomas, staff to the committee, told members the bill removes obsolete accounts and terms, updates outdated language and repeals sections no longer used. Thomas said the bill originally included language that would have stripped remaining TIB bond authority but that a proposed substitute…

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