---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning funding for the support of common schools."
description: "Concerning funding for the support of common schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6614"
citation: "Washington SB 6614 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS", "TAXES - PROPERTY TAX", "SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mullet"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-19"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4899747f-d6eb-48ff-b8c3-298b266b69d4"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6614&year=2017"
source_hash: "a1d09aca46306577a5da45bfe4e089855945076f30332b358518616a5f28b10f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 6614 (2017-2018) — Concerning funding for the support of common schools.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6614.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6614-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6614-S.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) — **25–23** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage (#11) — **59–39** (pass) · lower
- 943 Braun Pg 1 Ln 30 (#4) — **24–25** (fail) · upper
- 941 Ericksen Pg 1 Ln 3 (#3) — **24–25** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mullet — primary (person)
- Dhingra — cosponsor (person)
- Frockt — cosponsor (person)
- Rolfes — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-19** First reading, referred to Ways & Means. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-02-21** WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `passage`
- **2018-02-21** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-22** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-02-22** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-07** 1st substitute bill substituted. `substitution`
- **2018-03-07** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-07** Held on calendar.
- **2018-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-07** First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** FIN - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-03-08** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-03-08** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-03-08** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-08** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-08** Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-27** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter 295, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-27** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4899747f-d6eb-48ff-b8c3-298b266b69d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).