Washington operates on a biennial budget cycle. The Legislature authorizes expenditures for capital needs in the State Omnibus Capital Appropriations Act (Capital Budget) for a two-year period, and it authorizes bond sales through passage of a bond bill associated with the Capital Budget to fund a portion of these expenditures. Historically, over 50 percent of the Capital Budget has been financed by state-issued general obligation bonds with the balance funded by dedicated accounts, trust revenue, and federal funding sources. The primary two-year budget is passed in the odd-numbered years, and a supplemental budget adjusting the two-year budget is often passed during the even-numbered years. The 2025-27 Capital Budget covers the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
The Capital Budget includes appropriations for the acquisition, construction, and repair of capital assets such as state office buildings, prisons, juvenile rehabilitation centers, residential habilitation centers, mental health facilities, military readiness centers, and higher education facilities. The Capital Budget also funds a variety of environmental and natural resource projects, parks and recreational facilities, public kindergarten through grade 12 school construction, and grant and loan programs that support housing, public infrastructure, community service facilities, and art and historical projects.
The 2025-27 Capital Budget authorizes total spending of $7.6 billion, of which $4.6 billion is financed through new general obligation bond proceeds. The 2025 Supplemental Capital Budget decreases bond appropriations by $16.6 million and makes other appropriation changes for a net increase of $965 million in spending during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. Supporting documents prepared by the Office of Program Research may be found at: https://fiscal.wa.gov/statebudgets/CapitalSummaryComparisonBien.
The original bill is Governor Inslee's Capital Budget proposal for the 2025-27 biennium and the 2025 Supplemental Budget for the 2023-25 biennium.
The original bill was Governor Inslee's Capital Budget proposal for the 2025-27 biennium and the 2025 Supplemental Budget. Please see https://fiscal.wa.gov/statebudgets/CapitalSummaryComparisonBien for detailed information and comparison reports between Governor Inslee's proposed budget and the substitute bill passed by the House Capital Budget Committee.
Please refer to the January 16, 2025, recording of the public hearing on the original bill.
Please refer to the April 1, 2025, recording of the public hearing on the proposed
substitute bill.
Hearing date January 16, 2025, for the original bill.
(In support, original bill) Lisa Yohalem, HealthPoint; Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Darrell Jennings, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Dr. Amit Singh, Edmonds College; Jacob Jackson, Renton Technical College; Morgan Hickel, University of Washington; Tyler Muench, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Erica Hallock, Start Early Washington; Julie German-Murrey, Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation; Mary McDonald, Community Child Care Center; Jim Chambers, WELD Seattle; Anna Lois Fuller, Friends of Lopez Island Pool; Mary Connolly, South Sound Housing Affordability Partners; Lua Pritchard, Asia Pacific Cultural Center; Hend Alhinnawi, Muslim Association of Puget Sound; Wes Jessup, Executive Director, Eastern Washington State Historical Society; Jeff DeLuca, Washington State Community Action Partnership; Patience M Malaba, HDC; Leah Missik, Climate Solutions; Kathleen Hosfeld, Homestead Community Land Trust; Ryan Nickels, West Sound Technical Skills Center; Jason Berry, Junior Achievement of Washington; Connor Haggerty, Washington State University; Michele Thomas, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Scott Richards, Bonneville Environmental Foundation; and Sandy Kaiser, The Evergreen State College.
(Opposed, original bill) Brian Shay, City of Hoquiam; Ruth Clemens, City of Aberdeen; Darrin Raines, Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.; Vickie Raines, Grays Harbor County; and John Worthington.
(Other, original bill) Kathryn Gardow, Chair, Public Works Board; Ryan Donohue, Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King and Kittitas Counties; Yvonne Kraus, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition; Caroline Villanova, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust; Jordan Rash, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers; Bill Adamson, South Sound Military and Communities Partnership; Jim Castro Lang, Thrive International; Erin McCardle, City of Chelan; Mike Gonzalez, City of Sunnyside; Kris Robbins, Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools; Jon Erickson, Columbia Basin Development League; Jen Burbidge; Patrick Arney, Weld Seattle; Dan Ford, City of Toppenish; Aaron Czyzewski, Food Lifeline; David Demarco, Everett Fire Department; Jesse Simpson, Housing Development Consortium; Nora Selander, Western Washington University; Axel Swanson, Washington State Association of County Engineers; John Wolfe, The Northwest Seaport Alliance; Kristin Ang, The Port of Tacoma; Vanessa Kritzer, Washington Association of Land Trusts; Monica Montgomery, Great Peninsula Conservancy; Joe Kane, Nisqually Community Forest; Daniel Hoult, Outdoor Discovery Project; David Buri, Eastern Washington University; Elvia Perez, Firelands; Shaylee Stokes, The Energy Project; John Seng, Spark Northwest; Drayton Jackson, The Communities of Concern Commission; Dan McKisson, ILWU Washington Area District Council; Charlie Brown, Skills Centers and Orting School District; Paula Rhyne, City of Everett; and Dan Sigler, Community Minded Enterprises.
Hearing date April 1, 2025, for the proposed substitute bill.
(In support, proposed substitute bill) Karina Patel, The Tubman Center for Health and Freedom; Mitch Denning, Alliance of Educational Associations; Joe Vessey, Community Health Center of Snohomish County; Ryan Donohue, Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King and Kittitas Counties; SuYoung Yun, APIC Washington; Dave Gering, Manufacturing Industrial Council of Seattle; Seth Muir, Sail Sand Point; Bill Ledrew, Friends of Lopez Island Pool; Steven Ginsburg, Port Angeles Waterfront Center; Brooke Taylor, Port Angeles Waterfront Center; Jill Sheley, Jamie's Place; Kim Reynolds, Port Angeles Waterfront Center; Peter Cameron, Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center; Tyler Muench, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Brad Banks, Evergreen Recovery Centers; Joe Dacca, University of Washington; Dave DeMarco, City of Everett; Mikkell Roeland, Starfire Sports; Jeremy Takala, Yakama Nation Tribal Council; Leonard Forsman, The Suquamish Tribe, Chairman; Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Elena Arakaki, Friends of Little Saigon; Sean Eagan, The Port of Tacoma; Faaluaina Pritchard, Asia Pacific Cultural Center; Melissa Johnson, Community Residential Services Association; Renee Jensen, Snoqualmie Valley Health; Daniel Lugo, YouthCare; Melissa Williams, Feiro Marine Life Center and Port Angeles Marine Discovery Center; Angela Harris, Port of Edmonds; Brian Freeman, Inchelium School District 70; Karen Allen, The Institute for Washington's Future; Michone Preston, Habitat for Humanity of Washington State; and Khurshida Begum, ASHHO Cultural Community Center.
Mitch Denning, Alliance of Educational Associations; Nina Martinez, Communities of Concern and Latino Civic Alliance; Nicholas Farline, Washington Recreation and Park Association; Carl Schroeder, Association of Washington Cities; and Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Watershed Forum.