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Senate passes supplemental operating budget after prolonged amendment fights
Summary
After hours of floor debate and dozens of amendment votes, the Washington State Senate passed an engrossed substitute to Senate Bill 5,998 (supplemental operating budget) on Feb. 23 by a recorded vote of 38–19. Lawmakers sparred over housing task forces, paid-family leave policy, and targeted restores and cuts.
The Washington State Senate passed the engrossed substitute to Senate Bill 5,998, a supplemental operating budget, on Feb. 23 after extended floor debate and a series of roll-call votes.
Senate Majority Leader Robinson framed the package as a constrained but necessary response to flat revenues and federal funding uncertainty, saying the work "is about protecting the programs that Washingtonians need and mitigating federal harms wherever we could." He urged colleagues to support the measure as crafted by the Ways and Means committee.
Floor debate produced several high-profile amendment battles.…
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