WashingtonEligible neighboring communities can form another facilities district without a deadline
Neighboring towns and cities that helped form a joint city-county facilities district can form another local body for public facilities without a deadline.
What it does
Eligible neighboring towns and cities can form another public facilities district without a formation deadline. They do not need every partner from the original district to join.
Argument forWithout a formation deadline, eligible communities could take more time to plan a shared district for public facilities.
Argument againstAllowing another district alongside existing ones could make it harder for residents to track which board handles each facility.
More detail
Eligible towns and cities may form another public facilities district, a local government body for public facilities. At least two neighboring towns or cities must each have helped create a joint city-county public facilities district. Counties where these towns or cities are located may join if they also helped create the earlier joint district. Other partners in the original district do not have to participate. The law took effect June 11, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Mar 16Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 16Chapter 78, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 16Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 10Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 5Speaker signed.Passed House
- Mar 5President signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 4Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 4.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#32). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 27Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Feb 25Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Feb 20LG - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Feb 20Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM.
- Feb 14First reading, referred to Local Government.Minor
- Feb 11Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 111st substitute bill substituted (LGV 26).Major
- Feb 6Placed on second reading consent calendar.Minor
- Jan 30Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Jan 29LGV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Jan 29Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 22Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 16First reading, referred to Local Government.Introduced
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