---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing state funding for operating costs in schools."
description: "Increasing state funding for operating costs in schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 2494"
citation: "Washington HB 2494 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bergquist"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/583a2a3c-207c-44f6-8a82-9244abb614be"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2494&year=2023"
source_hash: "735e6afdd7773397ea23365e0240b0d7ea2c05906bcd0b9c3d8bbdc42038d1b1"
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 HB 2494 (2023-2024) — Increasing state funding for operating costs in 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/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2494.htm)
2. **Engrossed Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2494-S.E.htm)
3. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2494-S.htm)
4. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2023-24/Htm/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2494-S.PL.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#57) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) — **80–17** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bergquist — primary (person)
- Callan — cosponsor (person)
- Gregerson — cosponsor (person)
- Macri — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Pollet — cosponsor (person)
- Rude — cosponsor (person)
- Senn — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Stonier — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** First reading, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-05** APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; do not pass. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-05** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** 1st substitute bill substituted (APP 24). `substitution`
- **2024-02-13** Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- **2024-02-13** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** Third reading, passed; yeas, 80; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-19** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
- **2024-02-21** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
- **2024-02-21** EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** And refer to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Minority; without recommendation. `committee-passage-unfavorable`
- **2024-02-21** Referred to Ways & Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-24** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
- **2024-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2024-02-29** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-01** Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- **2024-03-01** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-01** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House concurred in Senate amendments.
- **2024-03-05** Passed final passage; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Chapter 262, 2024 Laws. `became-law`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date 6/6/2024. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/583a2a3c-207c-44f6-8a82-9244abb614be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).