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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concerning the definition of \"rural county\" for purposes of public facilities funding."
description: "Concerning the definition of \"rural county\" for purposes of public facilities funding."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 6149"
citation: "Washington SB 6149 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Wilson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2619d7be-b06e-4ce8-9d30-02a8d3a9b10b"
source_url: "https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6149&Year=2025&Initiative=false"
source_hash: "ad76174bbda143ad8e9850ea7bd5d46ad87ffb050bf080a8a1575eb8d0f232be"
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 6149 (2025-2026) — Concerning the definition of "rural county" for purposes of public facilities funding.
## 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/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6149.htm)
2. **Substitute Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6149-S.htm)
3. **Substitute Passed Legislature** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6149-S.PL.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- J. Wilson — primary (person)
- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
- Dozier — cosponsor (person)
- Short — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-14** First reading, referred to Business, Trade & Economic Development. `reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-04** Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-04** BTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. `substitution`
- **2026-02-04** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2026-02-06** Placed on second reading consent calendar. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-16** 1st substitute bill substituted (BTE 26). `substitution`
- **2026-02-16** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-16** Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.
- **2026-02-25** Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 8:00 AM.
- **2026-02-25** TEDV - Majority; do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Referred to Rules 2 Review. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Chapter 42, 2026 Laws. `became-law`
- **2026-03-14** Effective date 6/11/2026. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2619d7be-b06e-4ce8-9d30-02a8d3a9b10b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).