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Seattle council briefing hears state legislative update as fiscal cutoff looms
Summary
The Office of Intergovernmental Relations told the City Council that 31 days remain in the 2026 session and that Feb. 9 is the fiscal committee cutoff; OIR flagged dozens of bills the city is tracking and warned a projected $2.3 billion state shortfall will constrain near-term state funding decisions.
The Seattle City Council received a state legislative update Feb. 9 from the Office of Intergovernmental Relations, which said the legislature is in week five of the short session and that “just 31 days remain.”
The briefing, led by OIR Director Mina Hashemi, summarized the status of Seattle-priority bills and emphasized the compressed timeline for bills with budget impacts to clear fiscal committees by Feb. 9 to remain viable. Hashemi said the presentation highlighted legislation corresponding to the city’s official state legislative agenda and that staff would follow up with additional details by email.
Why it matters: OIR told the council that the state is facing a sizable near-term budget gap and that policies requiring state funding will be constrained by those fiscal realities. An…
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